touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
arrayedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪd/
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Don't jump like that, boy!
chestnutsnounUS /ˈtʃesnəts/
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was dark when we passed through Exeter Parva.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't jump like that, boy!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
elmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
Exeter
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From this reading It was dark when we passed through Exeter Parva.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
gearnounUS /ɡɪr/
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
iron-banded
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From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark when we passed through Exeter Parva.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Don't jump like that, boy!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Don't jump like that, boy!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
Marion
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From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
moorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
easily agitated
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
not any; not one
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
Parva
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From this reading It was dark when we passed through Exeter Parva.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It was dark when we passed through Exeter Parva.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
stacknounUS /stæk/
an orderly pile
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
having a supporting base
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
express in words
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't jump like that, boy!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was dark when we passed through Exeter Parva.
titanicadjectiveUS /taɪˈtænɪk/
of great force or power
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
having come into contact
From this reading I was standing in the doorway looking at the dark groves and the moors beyond, when Marion touched my arm.
unloadedadjectiveUS /ənˈloʊdɪd/
(of weapons) not charged with ammunition
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark when we passed through Exeter Parva.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was dark when we passed through Exeter Parva.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So far as we could tell, there had been no pursuit; nevertheless I felt nervous and on edge, remembering what titanic forces were arrayed against us.
at the time that
From this reading It was dark when we passed through Exeter Parva.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading The elms and oaks and chestnuts whispered among themselves as we unloaded our gear and hauled it through the great iron-banded door to stack it in the empty hall.
