used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
abruptadjectiveUS /əˈbrʌpt/
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
anew
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
at or in the front
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
Bana
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From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Suddenly something stirred beyond the bulk of the deer.
blood-stained
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From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Suddenly something stirred beyond the bulk of the deer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
carcassnounUS /ˈkɑːrkəs/
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Suddenly something stirred beyond the bulk of the deer.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
frozeverbUS /froʊz/
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
half-lifted
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From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
half-naked
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From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
not in action or at work
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
immobilitynounUS /ˌɪmoʊˈbɪlɪti/
remaining in place
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
impelledadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpeld/
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
manenounUS /meɪn/
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
mid-stride
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From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
a course of conduct
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
pawverbUS /pɔː/
scrape with the paws
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
roundingnounUS /ˈraʊndɪŋ/
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
ruffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
Sadu
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From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
solelyadverbUS /ˈsoʊəli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Suddenly something stirred beyond the bulk of the deer.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Suddenly something stirred beyond the bulk of the deer.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly something stirred beyond the bulk of the deer.
Tharn
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From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading An idle breeze ruffled his heavy mane as he stood there, one great paw half-lifted as though caught in mid-stride.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Sadu froze to immobility again as the dusty blood-stained figure of a half-naked man got to an upright position and faced him.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then, very slowly, impelled solely by curiosity, he moved toward the dead animal.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Came Tharn Sadu, the lion, rounding a bend in the trail, came to an abrupt halt as his eyes fell on the carcass of Bana lying across the path a few yards ahead.
