used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
anew
From this reading And while he arranged it thus he allowed his hounds to worry the body again and taste that wonderful blood.
(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 All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading And while he arranged it thus he allowed his hounds to worry the body again and taste that wonderful blood.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
in addition
From this reading He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading And while he arranged it thus he allowed his hounds to worry the body again and taste that wonderful blood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
bayedverbUS /beɪd/
past form of “bay” — utter in deep prolonged tones
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading And while he arranged it thus he allowed his hounds to worry the body again and taste that wonderful blood.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
carcasenoun
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
danglingnounUS /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
eludingnounUS /ɪˈluːdɪŋ/
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
HistoricaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
houndsnounUS /haʊndz/
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
immediately past
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
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 He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
magicaladjectiveUS /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
OrionnounUS /oʊˈraɪən/
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/
with restored energy
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
rushesnounUS /ˈrʌʃəz/
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
cut with a saw
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
slungverbUS /slʌŋ/
inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
smearedverbUS /smɪrd/
past form of “smear” — stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading And while he arranged it thus he allowed his hounds to worry the body again and taste that wonderful blood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
thongnounUS /θɔːŋ/
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading And while he arranged it thus he allowed his hounds to worry the body again and taste that wonderful blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
trophynounUS /ˈtroʊfi/
an award for success in war or hunting
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
unicorn's
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From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading But at last he had it slung by a leather thong over his shoulders, the great horn pointing upwards past the right side of his head, and the smeared skin hanging down along his back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
a Caucasian
From this reading He also took the skin of the long white neck and brought it away dangling empty from the head.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A Historical Fact_ Amongst the weary hounds refreshed with fury and triumph, Orion stepped with his whip and drove them away from the monstrous dead body, and sent the lash quivering round in a wide circle, while in his other hand he took his sword and cut off the unicorn's head.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And while he arranged it thus he allowed his hounds to worry the body again and taste that wonderful blood.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading All the while the hounds bayed and made eager rushes one by one at that magical carcase whenever one saw a chance of eluding the whip; so that it was long before Orion got his trophy, for he had to work as hard with his whip as with his sword.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading And while he arranged it thus he allowed his hounds to worry the body again and taste that wonderful blood.
