used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
associationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
calfnounUS /kæf/
young of domestic cattle
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
circledverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəld/
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
rid of obstructions
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
concealmentnounUS /kənˈsiːlmənt/
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
coupledadjectiveUS /ˈkʌpəld/
joined together especially in a pair or pairs
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
a female human offspring
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
deterredverbUS /dɪˈtɜːrd/
inflected form of “deter” — try to prevent; show opposition to
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
doe'snounUS /doʊz/
possessive form of “doe” — the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
farthestadverbUS /ˈfɑːrðəst/
to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
a young female
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
not accessible to view
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
hipsnounUS /hɪps/
plural of “hip” — either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
ten 10s
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
indefinableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
immediately past
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
the light of the Moon
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
Nat-ul
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From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
Nat-ul's
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From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
NunounUS /nuː/
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
and nothing more
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
orbs
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From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
retraceverbUS /riˈtreɪs/
to go back over again
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
Tha
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From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Her familiar association, too, with these strange people, coupled with the fact that she spoke and understood their language only tended to remove her further from him.
undulatingverbUS /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
watchernounUS /ˈwɑːtʃər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
in or at the place that
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
which person or people
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The strange things that covered her fair form seemed to have raised a barrier between them--the last time that he had walked hand in hand with her upon the beach naught but a soft strip of the skin of a red doe's calf had circled her gracefully undulating hips.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
a late time of life
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
yellow-greenadjective
of a color midway between yellow and green
From this reading As she walked in the moonlight two pair of eyes watched her every movement--one pair, clear, black eyes, from the rose thicket--the other flaming yellow-green orbs hidden in a little clump of bushes at the point where she turned in her passing to retrace her steps--at the point farthest from the watcher among the roses.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Twenty times Nu was on the point of leaping from his concealment and taking the girl in his arms, for to him she was Nat-ul, daughter of Tha, and it had not been a hundred thousand years, but only since the day before yesterday that he had last seen her.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet each time something deterred him--a strange, vague, indefinable fear of this wondrous creature who was Nat-ul, and yet who was not Nat-ul, but another made in Nat-ul's image.
