used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
(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 There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
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 There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
placed crosswise
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
crouchingverbUS /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
the first light of day
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
dearly loved
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading And he knew that the fault was his.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
start firing a weapon
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
frenziedadjectiveUS /ˈfrenzid/
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
immediately past
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
go away from a place
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
the force of workers available
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
not any; not one
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
overladenadjective
loaded past capacity
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
overtookverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
PantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
runnersnounUS /ˈrʌnərz/
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
sloweradverbUS /ˈsloʊər/
more slowly
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
snatchingverbUS /ˈsnætʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
move hurridly
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
SunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
TRIBEnounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
at the time that
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
