used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's a matter of pride.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
any thing at all
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is it true?" asked Kieran.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
dominancenounUS /ˈdɑːmənəns/
superior development of one side of the body
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
divisible by two
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "No," said Paula fiercely.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it true?" asked Kieran.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it true?" asked Kieran.
It's
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From this reading "It's a matter of pride.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
Kieran
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From this reading "Is it true?" asked Kieran.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "It's a matter of pride.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Paula fiercely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's a matter of pride.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
outlanders
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From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
Paula
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From this reading "No," said Paula fiercely.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading "It's a matter of pride.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said Paula fiercely.
and nothing more
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Is it true?" asked Kieran.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
windedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪndɪd/
breathing laboriously or convulsively
From this reading There was no more talking after that, but even so the three outlanders grew more and more winded and the people gained on them.
won't
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From this reading They want to keep their dominance, so they simply won't admit that the people are anything more than animals, and they won't give them a chance to be anything more."
