used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
AwakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His forehead sloped back sharply from his eyebrows, and his nose was flat.
BONEnounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
a person who is in charge
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The giant’s face was covered with untidy, yellow whiskers.
CRACKverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
eyebrowsnounUS /ˈaɪbraʊz/
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading His forehead sloped back sharply from his eyebrows, and his nose was flat.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The giant’s face was covered with untidy, yellow whiskers.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading His forehead sloped back sharply from his eyebrows, and his nose was flat.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading His forehead sloped back sharply from his eyebrows, and his nose was flat.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmədəbəl/
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
giant'snounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
possessive form of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The giant’s face was covered with untidy, yellow whiskers.
glaredverbUS /ɡlerd/
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
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 head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His forehead sloped back sharply from his eyebrows, and his nose was flat.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
magiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading His forehead sloped back sharply from his eyebrows, and his nose was flat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading His forehead sloped back sharply from his eyebrows, and his nose was flat.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading His forehead sloped back sharply from his eyebrows, and his nose was flat.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
untidyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪdi/
not neat and tidy
From this reading The giant’s face was covered with untidy, yellow whiskers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The head and shoulders of the giant immediately appeared, and from under a fringe of tangled hair a pair of alert eyes, gray as ice, glared about on every side and up in the air.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The giant’s face was covered with untidy, yellow whiskers.
whiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The giant’s face was covered with untidy, yellow whiskers.
WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF
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From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The giant’s face was covered with untidy, yellow whiskers.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The giant’s face was covered with untidy, yellow whiskers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wise-as-a-she-wolf is here to talk to you,” cried the magician, in a formidable voice.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WISE-AS-A-SHE-WOLF AND CRACK BONE THE GIANT “Awake, chief, and come out from your den.
