adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My clothes are worn to shreds.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
basenounUS /beɪs/
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
cavenounUS /keɪv/
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading My clothes are worn to shreds.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
conserveverbUS /kənˈsɜːrv/
keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
discardverbUS /dɪˈskɑːrd/
throw or cast away
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
fashionedadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənd/
planned and made or fashioned artistically
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
fillverbUS /fɪl/
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
garmentnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənt/
an article of clothing
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
gourdsnounUS /ɡɔːrdz/
plural of “gourd” — bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
huntverbUS /hʌnt/
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
leopard-skins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
sewnadjectiveUS /soʊn/
fastened with stitches
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
shredsnounUS /ʃredz/
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading My clothes are worn to shreds.
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
tannedadjectiveUS /tænd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
TomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
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 Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading My clothes are worn to shreds.
