used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
(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 The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob and Joe watched interestedly.
lacking funds
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had but one fear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
draughtsnounUS /dræfts/
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
elephantsnounUS /ˈeləfənts/
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading They had but one fear.
foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had but one fear.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
an opening into or through something
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
interestedly
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From this reading Bob and Joe watched interestedly.
Joe
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From this reading Bob and Joe watched interestedly.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
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 They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
in motion
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had but one fear.
refreshingadjectiveUS /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
without speaking
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
sluiced
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From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Bob and Joe watched interestedly.
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 A little later two huge elephants broke through the foliage and made for the water hole.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Fury of the Storm While all waited silently, the sound of moving footsteps could be heard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They drank great draughts of the refreshing liquid, and then with their long trunks sluiced themselves thoroughly.
