used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
afreshadverbUS /əˈfreʃ/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
bloodthirstyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdθɜːrsti/
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
Carhayes
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From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
cordnounUS /kɔːrd/
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading Even at that very moment the cord of that one life might be snapped.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
divisible by two
From this reading Even at that very moment the cord of that one life might be snapped.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
Gaikas
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From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
only a very short time before
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Even at that very moment the cord of that one life might be snapped.
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 Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
locationnounUS /loʊˈkeɪʃən/
a point or extent in space
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
not able to be found
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
a particular point in time
From this reading Even at that very moment the cord of that one life might be snapped.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
Nteya's
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From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even at that very moment the cord of that one life might be snapped.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
preynounUS /preɪ/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
reddenedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
precisely, exactly
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Even at that very moment the cord of that one life might be snapped.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
spoornounUS /spʊr/
the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
successive (without a break)
From this reading Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even at that very moment the cord of that one life might be snapped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
male cat
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
tumultuousadjectiveUS /ˌtuːˈmʌltʃuːəs/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
precisely as stated
From this reading Even at that very moment the cord of that one life might be snapped.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
war-dance
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From this reading The tumultuous thunder of the fierce war-dance sounded louder and louder upon the night--the glare of the distant fires reddened, and then glowed forth afresh.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Might he not as well walk straight into a den of lions?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if Tom Carhayes had come upon the spoor of his missing sheep--and in his blind rage had followed it right into Nteya's location?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The savage Gaikas, wound up to the highest pitch of bloodthirsty excitement, would at such a time be hardly less dangerous than so many beasts of prey.
