affectionsnounUS /əˈfekʃənz/
plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
COURTINGnounUS /ˈkɔːrtɪŋ/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
the first light of day
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
the organ of sight
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
provide as food
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
set up or found
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
in the near future
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
SunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
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From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
at the time that
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
