AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
Americano
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From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the lantern peered the yellow face of the turnkey.
blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
cackled
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From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
captainsnounUS /ˈkæptənz/
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
CLEANadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
colonelsnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
plural of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Behind the lantern peered the yellow face of the turnkey.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
generalsnounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
hangverbUS /hæŋ/
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
MAN'SnounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
OPTIONnounUS /ˈɑːpʃən/
the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Behind the lantern peered the yellow face of the turnkey.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
señor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
turnkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrnkiː/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Behind the lantern peered the yellow face of the turnkey.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
WHITEnounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading A CLEAN WHITE MAN’S OPTION The light of a lantern coming down the steps blinded them for a moment.
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading The two soldiers behind the fellow cackled merrily at his wit, and the encouraged turnkey tried again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The generals, and the colonels, and the captains want a little talk with you before they hang you, señor.”
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Behind the lantern peered the yellow face of the turnkey.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ho, there, _Americano!_ They want you up above,” the man said.
