adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All about him was silence, breathless silence, insupportable silence of ages.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
agesnounUS /ˈeɪdʒəz/
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading All about him was silence, breathless silence, insupportable silence of ages.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading All about him was silence, breathless silence, insupportable silence of ages.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
desert-steeled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
energiesnounUS /ˈenərdʒiz/
plural of “energy” — (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 Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
foughtverbUS /fɔːt/
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
furthermostadjective
(comparatives of “far”) most remote in space or time or order
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
HarenounUS /her/
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
hellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
instinctnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
insupportableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsəˈpɔːrtəbəl/
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading All about him was silence, breathless silence, insupportable silence of ages.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
sand-swept
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading All about him was silence, breathless silence, insupportable silence of ages.
Silvermane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Silvermane, desert-steeled, would travel to the furthermost corner of this hell of sand-swept stone.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Hare tried to collect all his spirit, all his energies, but the battle seemed to be going against him.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
unerringadjective
not liable to error
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
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 Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hare fought with all his force against this mood of gloom.
WolfnounUS /wʊlf/
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Wolf was not a phantom; he trotted forward with unerring instinct; and he would find water, and that meant life.
