adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For a moment he stood still, then wheeled round and asked me if we had seen anything.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading For a moment he stood still, then wheeled round and asked me if we had seen anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE KALUBI’S OATH “Be silent!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
catchverbUS /kætʃ/
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
EvidentlyadverbUS /ˈevədəntli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
hellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
KALUBI'S
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From this reading THE KALUBI’S OATH “Be silent!”
Komba
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From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment he stood still, then wheeled round and asked me if we had seen anything.
motionsnounUS /ˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “motion” — the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
OATHnounUS /oʊθ/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading THE KALUBI’S OATH “Be silent!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
pacenounUS /peɪs/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading For a moment he stood still, then wheeled round and asked me if we had seen anything.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For a moment he stood still, then wheeled round and asked me if we had seen anything.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading THE KALUBI’S OATH “Be silent!”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
steadyingadjective
causing to become steady
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading For a moment he stood still, then wheeled round and asked me if we had seen anything.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a moment he stood still, then wheeled round and asked me if we had seen anything.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KALUBI’S OATH “Be silent!”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Evidently he was much disturbed--the motions of his back told me this--by the sense of some terrible mistake that he had made.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For a moment he stood still, then wheeled round and asked me if we had seen anything.
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading For a moment he stood still, then wheeled round and asked me if we had seen anything.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then steadying myself with an effort, for this hideous vision, which might have been a picture from hell, made me feel faint, I glanced at Komba, who was a pace or two in front of us.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading I whispered, and all understood my tone if they did not catch the words.
