achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They made one little mistake--very natural--and disastrous!
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading It was warm blooded, despite its vaguely reptilian appearance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
bloodedadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdɪd/
of unmixed ancestry
From this reading It was warm blooded, despite its vaguely reptilian appearance.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only meat could satisfy its need for energy.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading It was warm blooded, despite its vaguely reptilian appearance.
without deviation
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
disastrousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzæstrəs/
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
From this reading They made one little mistake--very natural--and disastrous!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Only meat could satisfy its need for energy.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only meat could satisfy its need for energy.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
hindnounUS /haɪnd/
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
ten 10s
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
staying power
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They made one little mistake--very natural--and disastrous!
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 The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made one little mistake--very natural--and disastrous!
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Only meat could satisfy its need for energy.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading They made one little mistake--very natural--and disastrous!
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading They made one little mistake--very natural--and disastrous!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Only meat could satisfy its need for energy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They made one little mistake--very natural--and disastrous!
and nothing more
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
a course of conduct
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
ploddedverbUS /ˈplɑːdɪd/
inflected form of “plod” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
reptiliannounUS /repˈtɪljən/
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
From this reading It was warm blooded, despite its vaguely reptilian appearance.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading Only meat could satisfy its need for energy.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
silth
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From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made one little mistake--very natural--and disastrous!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
thumpedverbUS /θʌmpt/
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
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 The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
uprootverbUS /əˈpruːt/
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading It was warm blooded, despite its vaguely reptilian appearance.
precisely as stated
From this reading They made one little mistake--very natural--and disastrous!
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was warm blooded, despite its vaguely reptilian appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was warm blooded, despite its vaguely reptilian appearance.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its three hundred tons of massive body shook the ground as the great hind legs thumped along, and every cell of it ached with hunger.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading The male silth plodded forward wearily at sixty miles an hour, pausing only long enough to uproot and wolf down one of the rare scrub trees directly in its path.
