adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
agitateverbUS /ˈædʒəteɪt/
try to stir up public opinion
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
aimverbUS /eɪm/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading The commandant had just assured him he would never leave it alive.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
assuredadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrd/
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading The commandant had just assured him he would never leave it alive.
attemptedadjectiveUS /əˈtemptɪd/
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
commandantnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdɑːnt/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The commandant had just assured him he would never leave it alive.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
FLIGHTnounUS /flaɪt/
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The commandant had just assured him he would never leave it alive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
imprisonmentnounUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The commandant had just assured him he would never leave it alive.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The commandant had just assured him he would never leave it alive.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading The commandant had just assured him he would never leave it alive.
life-long
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The commandant had just assured him he would never leave it alive.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
relaxverbUS /rɪˈlæks/
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
terrifyverbUS /ˈterəfaɪ/
fill with terror; frighten greatly
From this reading This frightful picture of a life-long imprisonment did not terrify him, did not agitate a nerve or relax a muscle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
Trenck's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two months had passed since Trenck's last attempted escape; two months of anguish, of despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was not depressed, not hopeless; he had one great aim before his eyes--to be free, to escape from this prison.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The commandant had just assured him he would never leave it alive.
