move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
(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 He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
in addition
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I don't believe they'll come back," he murmured to himself.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe they'll come back," he murmured to himself.
boomingadjectiveUS /ˈbuːmɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I don't believe they'll come back," he murmured to himself.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
someone who is a detective
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
don't
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From this reading "I don't believe they'll come back," he murmured to himself.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
firefliesnounUS /ˈfaɪərflaɪz/
plural of “firefly” — tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
flitverbUS /flɪt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
set up or found
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
fro
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From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I don't believe they'll come back," he murmured to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't believe they'll come back," he murmured to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
initialnounUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃəl/
the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "I don't believe they'll come back," he murmured to himself.
nightbirds
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From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
reefsnounUS /riːfs/
plural of “reef” — a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
samplenounUS /ˈsæmpəl/
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
cut with a saw
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
surfnounUS /sɜːrf/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He heard the occasional cry of the nightbirds and the booming of the surf on the reefs and the shore of the isle, and saw numerous fireflies flit to and fro, and that was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
they'll
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From this reading "I don't believe they'll come back," he murmured to himself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "Like as not they are afraid to advance on the trail and also afraid to trust themselves to this jungle in the darkness."
vigilnounUS /ˈvɪdʒəl/
a period of sleeplessness
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE FOREST Dick was the first to go on guard and during the initial hour of his vigil practically nothing came to disturb him.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Dick had found some wild fruit growing close at hand and he began to sample this.
