andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
Antoine
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From this reading The Indian shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the body of Antoine.
aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The Indian shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the body of Antoine.
BRASSnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
DeadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead man have one!" he said.
delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
GODSnounUS /ɡɑːdz/
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dead man have one!" he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The Indian shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the body of Antoine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
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 TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Dead man have one!" he said.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
Oje
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading The Indian shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the body of Antoine.
rushverbUS /rʌʃ/
move hurridly
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dead man have one!" he said.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The Indian shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the body of Antoine.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading The Indian shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the body of Antoine.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
suppernounUS /ˈsʌpər/
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Like this?" asked Will.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Indian shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the body of Antoine.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
TWINnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE TWIN BRASS GODS Oje, who had been sitting by the fire, waiting for his supper, long delayed by the rush of events, now arose and took the Little Brass God into his dusky hands.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you ever seen one like that before?" asked Will.
