used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
antlersnounUS /ˈæntlərz/
plural of “antler” — deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Crash! the deer had struck him on the arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
exhale hard
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
of short duration or distance
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
CrashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading Crash! the deer had struck him on the arm.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ON TO THE WHITE HORSE RAPIDS.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
located inward
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
not any; not one
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON TO THE WHITE HORSE RAPIDS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
and nothing more
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
paralyzedadjectiveUS /ˈperəlaɪzd/
affected with paralysis
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
RAPIDSnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading ON TO THE WHITE HORSE RAPIDS.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
done under pressure
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Crash! the deer had struck him on the arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON TO THE WHITE HORSE RAPIDS.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON TO THE WHITE HORSE RAPIDS.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But as those glaring eyes came closer and the antlers were lowered, he realized that something must be done, and leaped to the inner side of the narrow cliff.
a Caucasian
From this reading ON TO THE WHITE HORSE RAPIDS.
people who are wounded
From this reading For a brief instant, as the deer rushed upon him, Earl was fairly paralyzed, having had no idea that the wounded animal might attack him.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading It was a heavy blow, and only the sharp rock to one side of him saved the youth from serious injury.
