Chapter III

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

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

(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 of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

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

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

terminate

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

plural of “circle” — 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 The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

with excitement; in an excited manner

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

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From this reading "They smell redskin," knowingly observes the _gambusino_, who is among the rest watching their movements.

plural of “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 The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

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

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Yes; and we'll soon see the ugly thing itself.

with full knowledge and deliberation

From this reading "They smell redskin," knowingly observes the _gambusino_, who is among the rest watching their movements.

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

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

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

run easily

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

obsolete terms for legal insanity

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading "They smell redskin," knowingly observes the _gambusino_, who is among the rest watching their movements.

plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

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

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

third-person singular of “observe” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading "They smell redskin," knowingly observes the _gambusino_, who is among the rest watching their movements.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

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

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

and nothing more

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

capable of being perceived by the mind or senses

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

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From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

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

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

raise the level or amount of something

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

(slang) offensive term for Native Americans

From this reading "They smell redskin," knowingly observes the _gambusino_, who is among the rest watching their movements.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading "They smell redskin," knowingly observes the _gambusino_, who is among the rest watching their movements.

move upward

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

move hurridly

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

cut with a saw

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

having the sense of smell

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Yes; and we'll soon see the ugly thing itself.

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

at the same instant

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading "They smell redskin," knowingly observes the _gambusino_, who is among the rest watching their movements.

indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

rise rapidly

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

in the near future

From this reading "Yes; and we'll soon see the ugly thing itself.

move hurridly

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

cause to run in panic

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

carry out

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

correct by punishment or discipline

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

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

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

a special situation

From this reading "Yes; and we'll soon see the ugly thing itself.

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

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

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

displeasing to the senses

From this reading "Yes; and we'll soon see the ugly thing itself.

plural of “vulture” — any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading "They smell redskin," knowingly observes the _gambusino_, who is among the rest watching their movements.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

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From this reading "Yes; and we'll soon see the ugly thing itself.

during the time that

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

which person or people

From this reading "They smell redskin," knowingly observes the _gambusino_, who is among the rest watching their movements.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading All of a sudden, and simultaneously, a movement is perceptible among the animals, birds as quadrupeds, the wild as the tame.

to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading The vultures take wing, but only rise a little way into the air, to soar round in circles; while the horses, mules, and horned cattle, as if seized by a frenzy of madness, rush excitedly about, wildly neighing and bellowing, at each instant threatening to break away in stampede.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The prong-horns with a snort raise their heads aloft as if they saw or scented some new danger, then lope off at lightning speed.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes; and we'll soon see the ugly thing itself.