used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Most lions live in Africa.
(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 The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
in addition
From this reading A few lions are also found in a jungle on the west side of India.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
ArabianounUS /əˈreɪbiə/
a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
AsianounUS /ˈeɪʒə/
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
for the reason that
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
felinesnounUS /ˈfiːlaɪnz/
plural of “feline” — any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few lions are also found in a jungle on the west side of India.
set up or found
From this reading A few lions are also found in a jungle on the west side of India.
grandestadjectiveUS /ˈɡrændəst/
superlative of “grand” — of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most lions live in Africa.
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading A few lions are also found in a jungle on the west side of India.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading A few lions are also found in a jungle on the west side of India.
and nothing more
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
lionsnounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Most lions live in Africa.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Most lions live in Africa.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
manenounUS /meɪn/
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most lions live in Africa.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few lions are also found in a jungle on the west side of India.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A few lions are also found in a jungle on the west side of India.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
express a supposition
From this reading The _lion_ looks the grandest of all such animals--I suppose just because he has a _mane_.
express in words
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
TribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading A few lions are also found in a jungle on the west side of India.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are some lions in Arabia and Persia, which are the two countries in Asia nearest to Africa.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Lion I shall now tell you about other felines or animals of the Cat Tribe.
