used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away he ran, and the Fish crept inside the hole, and hid.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The fire soon burned up.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Away he ran, and the Fish crept inside the hole, and hid.
without deviation
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Away he ran, and the Fish crept inside the hole, and hid.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Away he ran, and the Fish crept inside the hole, and hid.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Away he ran, and the Fish crept inside the hole, and hid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Away he ran, and the Fish crept inside the hole, and hid.
I'll
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From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Away he ran, and the Fish crept inside the hole, and hid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
JackalnounUS /ˈdʒækəl/
Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
and nothing more
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Away he ran, and the Fish crept inside the hole, and hid.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
smoulderingadjective
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
in the near future
From this reading The fire soon burned up.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Just stop a minute," said the Jackal, "and I'll be back directly."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The fire soon burned up.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he went to a fire which some traveller had left smouldering, and seizing a brand, he brought it and set light to the leaves at the mouth of the cave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Jackal ran about gathering dry leaves, and with the leaves he made a little pile at the mouth of his hole.
