used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
AntelopenounUS /ˈæntəloʊp/
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
buffaloes
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From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
DeernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First, there is their gift of _hearing_.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading First, there is their gift of _hearing_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
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 I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First, there is their gift of _hearing_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
with low volume
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
not in physical motion
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
express a supposition
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deer and the antelope have their special gifts.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
in or at that place or location
From this reading First, there is their gift of _hearing_.
a special situation
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
hard to endure
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us suppose that a tiger is trying to creep up to a deer through the jungle, as quietly as he can.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading I have already told you that the wild buffaloes can hear a long way; but the deer and the antelope can hear still farther.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Deer and Antelope: Their Special Gifts You have learned by this time that _every animal has some special gift_, that is, he can do one thing better than most other animals.
