used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
acutenessnounUS /əˈkjuːtnəs/
a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
From this reading That which turned into man, differed only from the other beasts in the acuteness of its sensations.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he slept, his brow wrinkled and unwrinkled, his hands and feet twitched and contracted.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading As he slept, his brow wrinkled and unwrinkled, his hands and feet twitched and contracted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
contractedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntræktəd/
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading As he slept, his brow wrinkled and unwrinkled, his hands and feet twitched and contracted.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
devouredverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərd/
past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
differedverbUS /ˈdɪfərd/
past form of “differ” — be different
From this reading That which turned into man, differed only from the other beasts in the acuteness of its sensations.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading As he slept, his brow wrinkled and unwrinkled, his hands and feet twitched and contracted.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
flintsnounUS /flɪnts/
plural of “flint” — a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
growlingnounUS /ˈɡroʊlɪŋ/
a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As he slept, his brow wrinkled and unwrinkled, his hands and feet twitched and contracted.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That which turned into man, differed only from the other beasts in the acuteness of its sensations.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That which turned into man, differed only from the other beasts in the acuteness of its sensations.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
leapsnounUS /liːps/
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
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 For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That which turned into man, differed only from the other beasts in the acuteness of its sensations.
the force of workers available
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
MOOSEnounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
used to form the superlative
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
not any; not one
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
and nothing more
From this reading That which turned into man, differed only from the other beasts in the acuteness of its sensations.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
poundverbUS /paʊnd/
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
sensationsnounUS /senˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading That which turned into man, differed only from the other beasts in the acuteness of its sensations.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
a lightweight cord
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading That which turned into man, differed only from the other beasts in the acuteness of its sensations.
twitchedverbUS /twɪtʃt/
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading As he slept, his brow wrinkled and unwrinkled, his hands and feet twitched and contracted.
unwrinkledadjective
not wrinkled or creased
From this reading As he slept, his brow wrinkled and unwrinkled, his hands and feet twitched and contracted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes he made a noise in his throat that was like growling, sometimes he started as if in fear.
at the time that
From this reading For when the first men dreamed, they dreamed, for the most part, about the ancient ages when they had not been men; of long, cool leaps from tree to tree; of feet that had the grip of strong hands, and of the great fear that had driven them to become men—fear of the other beasts, fear of the night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That which turned into man, differed only from the other beasts in the acuteness of its sensations.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading As he slept, his brow wrinkled and unwrinkled, his hands and feet twitched and contracted.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE MOOSE But No Foot carried the flints to his cave, and fitted them to his arrows, and he fitted feathers to the string ends, and having devoured, raw, a seven pound fish that had been given him (for fire and cooking had not yet been discovered) he lay down and slept till the hour before sunrise.
