used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
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From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
(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 boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had great delight in each other's company, and made merry by the hour.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
chasednounUS /tʃeɪst/
a person who is being chased
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading They had great delight in each other's company, and made merry by the hour.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading They had great delight in each other's company, and made merry by the hour.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They had great delight in each other's company, and made merry by the hour.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
hill-top
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From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They had great delight in each other's company, and made merry by the hour.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had great delight in each other's company, and made merry by the hour.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading They had great delight in each other's company, and made merry by the hour.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
other's
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From this reading They had great delight in each other's company, and made merry by the hour.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
a male human offspring
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no sooner set out than the boy called his friend, and they played and chased each other round the lodge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The next day the hunter made ready for the chase as usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The hunter was again returning, and came to a rising ground, which caught the winds as they passed, and he heard his son laughing and making a noise, but the sounds as they reached him on the hill-top, seemed as if they arose from two persons playing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The boy said, "Father, try and hunt all day, and see what you can kill."
