used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was oppressively warm, and man and beast were utterly fatigued.
armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It was oppressively warm, and man and beast were utterly fatigued.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
the act of burning something
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
camp-fires
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From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
campaigningnounUS /kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ/
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
Drusus
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From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
fatiguedadjectiveUS /fəˈtiːɡd/
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading It was oppressively warm, and man and beast were utterly fatigued.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
the act of departing
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
How
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From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was oppressively warm, and man and beast were utterly fatigued.
immediately past
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was oppressively warm, and man and beast were utterly fatigued.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
oppressivelyadverb
in a heavy and oppressive way
From this reading It was oppressively warm, and man and beast were utterly fatigued.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
plain-land
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From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
Quintus
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From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
roundsnounUS /raʊndz/
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
sentriesnounUS /ˈsentriz/
plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
tatteredadjectiveUS /ˈtætərd/
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
Thessaliannoun
a native or inhabitant of Thessaly
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Quintus Drusus stripped off his armour, and flung himself on the turf inside his tattered leather tent.
Ulamhala's
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From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It was oppressively warm, and man and beast were utterly fatigued.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Vast had been the changes eighteen months of campaigning had made in him.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was oppressively warm, and man and beast were utterly fatigued.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was oppressively warm, and man and beast were utterly fatigued.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Over on the western hills bounding the Thessalian plain-land lingered the last bars of light.
the words that are spoken
From this reading How Ulamhala's Words Came True I The sentries were going their rounds; the camp-fires were burning low.
