adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
continuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
GERMANSnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading WILL THE GERMANS SIGN?
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
SIGNnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading WILL THE GERMANS SIGN?
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILL THE GERMANS SIGN?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "It was a pitiful sight," said Tom, continuing the tale of his experience while a captive.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL THE GERMANS SIGN?
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading At about every sentence, the guard let himself fall down and the woman stumbled over him.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading "One of the women wanted to write a message of farewell to her husband and children.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading They gave her paper and pencil, and one of the guards offered his back to rest the paper on while she wrote.
