Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

later than; following

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

Having no one else present.

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

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

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact

From this reading Not until dawn did he steal out cautiously from his shelter of thorn.

rid of obstructions

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

without stop or interruption

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

an awkward and inexperienced youth

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

the first light of day

From this reading Not until dawn did he steal out cautiously from his shelter of thorn.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Not until dawn did he steal out cautiously from his shelter of thorn.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

the state of containing nothing

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

in an expectant manner

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Not until dawn did he steal out cautiously from his shelter of thorn.

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

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

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From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

hear with intention

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

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

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

and nothing more

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading Not until dawn did he steal out cautiously from his shelter of thorn.

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

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

perceive by inhaling through the nose

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

take without the owner's consent

From this reading Not until dawn did he steal out cautiously from his shelter of thorn.

not in physical motion

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

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

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

something that causes irritation and annoyance

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

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

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

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

From this reading The stars came out clear and brilliant, but to-night their lure was not strong enough to call him forth.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

up to a particular time

From this reading Thor had replaced mother, and Langdon had taken the place of Thor, so that until now he had never felt the loneliness and emptiness of darkness.

precisely as stated

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading He crawled under a clump of thorn close to the trail, and continued to wait, and listen, and sniff expectantly.

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

From this reading He was still a very small baby of a cub, and only that one dreadful night after his mother had died had he spent entirely alone.