AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
Attra
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From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
Francis
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From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
hollow-eyedadjective
characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Such days too--and such nights!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such days too--and such nights!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Such days too--and such nights!
TrentnounUS /trent/
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow-eyed.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever.
valuenounUS /ˈvæljuː/
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The whole history of those days would never be known by another man!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value--yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis.
