adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while he became talkative.
aidedadjectiveUS /ˈeɪdəd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
Arrius
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From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading After a while he became talkative.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
Ben-Hur's
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From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
drowningverbUS /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
GraduallyadverbUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
how
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From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
incoherentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
revertedverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “revert” — go back to a previous state
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
stimulatedadjectiveUS /ˈstɪmjəleɪtɪd/
emotionally aroused
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
talkativeadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːkətɪv/
full of trivial conversation
From this reading After a while he became talkative.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
throesnounUS /θroʊz/
violent pangs of suffering
From this reading The throes of recovery from drowning are more painful than the drowning.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These Arrius passed through, and, at length, to Ben-Hur’s delight, reached the point of speech.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The doubt of the victory stimulated his faculties to full return, a result aided not a little by a long rest—such as could be had on their frail support.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while he became talkative.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gradually, from incoherent questions as to where he was, and by whom and how he had been saved, he reverted to the battle.
