used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a half hour he paced the creek trail in deep and troubled thought.
the state of being absent
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Two anxious hours passed and still he did not come.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been dark for fully three hours.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Two anxious hours passed and still he did not come.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It had been dark for fully three hours.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading For a half hour he paced the creek trail in deep and troubled thought.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Two anxious hours passed and still he did not come.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading It had been dark for fully three hours.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been dark for fully three hours.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For a half hour he paced the creek trail in deep and troubled thought.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For a half hour he paced the creek trail in deep and troubled thought.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It had been dark for fully three hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a half hour he paced the creek trail in deep and troubled thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been dark for fully three hours.
jaguarnounUS /ˈdʒæɡwɑːr/
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
Johnny'snounUS /ˈdʒɑːniz/
possessive form of “johnny” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two anxious hours passed and still he did not come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading For a half hour he paced the creek trail in deep and troubled thought.
PantverbUS /pænt/
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two anxious hours passed and still he did not come.
prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
not in physical motion
From this reading Two anxious hours passed and still he did not come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a half hour he paced the creek trail in deep and troubled thought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It had been dark for fully three hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading For a half hour he paced the creek trail in deep and troubled thought.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading For a half hour he paced the creek trail in deep and troubled thought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two anxious hours passed and still he did not come.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having returned from his gathering of tree hay and his brush with the jaguar, he had gone down to the creek landing to wait for Johnny.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading As for Pant, he was worried enough by Johnny’s prolonged absence.
