used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
abjectadjectiveUS /ˈæbdʒekt/
of the most contemptible kind
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
agonizedadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzd/
expressing pain or agony
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
bangedverbUS /bæŋd/
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading "Sanctuary!" quoth he, and banged the shutter to.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
increase twofold
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
foregroundnounUS /ˈfɔːrɡraʊnd/
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
grazedadjectiveUS /ɡreɪzd/
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sanctuary!" quoth he, and banged the shutter to.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
immediately past
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
morselnounUS /ˈmɔːrsəl/
a small quantity of anything
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
quoth
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From this reading "Sanctuary!" quoth he, and banged the shutter to.
SANCTUARYnounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
cut with a saw
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
scruffnoun
the back side of the neck
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
scuddingnoun
the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
shutternounUS /ˈʃʌtər/
a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading "Sanctuary!" quoth he, and banged the shutter to.
snappingverbUS /ˈsnæpɪŋ/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
streaknounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
sweatedverbUS /ˈswetɪd/
past form of “sweat” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
tawnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːni/
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
a special situation
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sanctuary!" quoth he, and banged the shutter to.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
ValiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It saw the man in the foreground and its bounding, agonized little wild heart that so prayed for life, gave way.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Like a flash, Valiant stooped, caught the shivering thing by the scruff, and as its snapping jaws grazed his thumb, dropped it through the open window behind him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a final effort, it gained the porch and crouched down in its corner, an abject, sweated, hunted morsel, at hopeless bay.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading SANCTUARY The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double.
