used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
blastingadjectiveUS /ˈblæstɪŋ/
causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
Dryland
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From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
take in solid food
From this reading He would eat well tonight.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
golden-furred
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From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
Hardan
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From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
hornlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrnləs/
having no horns
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
light-yearsnounUS /ˈlaɪtjɪrz/
plural of “light-year” — the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
maarnoun
a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
and nothing more
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
paddedadjectiveUS /ˈpædɪd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
PriestessnounUS /ˈpriːstəs/
a woman priest
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
reinedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
ringedadjectiveUS /rɪŋd/
shaped like a ring
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
river'snounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
put a saddle on
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
slimyadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪmi/
covered with or resembling slime
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
StaggeringadjectiveUS /ˈstæɡərɪŋ/
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
Synn
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From this reading Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred _maar_ as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
bound or secured closely
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading He would eat well tonight.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
vurth
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From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
(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 He would eat well tonight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was uncomfortable, for the _vurth_-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Staggering under the blasting heat of a great ringed sun, she fought only to cross her savage slimy world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would eat well tonight.
Ylda
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From this reading The lithe Priestess Ylda knew not that her goal lay, bright and shining, a thousand light-years away.
