used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
consider or hold as true
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
aimedverbUS /eɪmd/
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
(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 We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
depriveverbUS /dɪˈpraɪv/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
Dio
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
flayverbUS /fleɪ/
strip the skin off
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
haunchnoun
the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
not any; not one
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
carry out
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
venisonnounUS /ˈvenəsən/
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
(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 The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
