used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
aroused or activated
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
awaking
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From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
CLIFFnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
intentionally conceived
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Drennen
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From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
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 He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
arrange in a container
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
a course of conduct
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
Sefton
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From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
snappingverbUS /ˈsnæpɪŋ/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
tie-rope
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From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
twigsnounUS /twɪɡz/
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
