used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the pit, seats rose into the star-flecked night in steep-banked tiers.
Amara's
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From this reading This was Amara's great arena.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
arenanounUS /ərˈiːnə/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading This was Amara's great arena.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
blood-lusting
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From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
chieftainnounUS /ˈtʃiːftən/
the leader of a group of people
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
churnedverbUS /tʃɜːrnd/
past form of “churn” — stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
dark-faced
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From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
flooredadjectiveUS /flɔːrd/
provided with a floor
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
forefrontnounUS /ˈfɔːrfrʌnt/
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This was Amara's great arena.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
hordenounUS /hɔːrd/
a vast multitude
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Above the pit, seats rose into the star-flecked night in steep-banked tiers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Above the pit, seats rose into the star-flecked night in steep-banked tiers.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
Malya
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From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
the force of workers available
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Above the pit, seats rose into the star-flecked night in steep-banked tiers.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
ovalnounUS /ˈoʊvəl/
a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
primevaladjectiveUS /praɪˈmiːvəl/
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
raidersnounUS /ˈreɪdərz/
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Above the pit, seats rose into the star-flecked night in steep-banked tiers.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
screamsnounUS /skriːmz/
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Above the pit, seats rose into the star-flecked night in steep-banked tiers.
slaughternounUS /ˈslɔːtər/
the killing of animals (as for food)
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
star-flecked
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From this reading Above the pit, seats rose into the star-flecked night in steep-banked tiers.
steep-banked
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From this reading Above the pit, seats rose into the star-flecked night in steep-banked tiers.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Amara's great arena.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
tiersnounUS /tiːrz/
plural of “tier” — a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading Above the pit, seats rose into the star-flecked night in steep-banked tiers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
troddenverbUS /ˈtrɑːdən/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Amara's great arena.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
belonging to which person
From this reading Those seats were full, now--packed from pit to rim with the savage, dark-faced _Malya_ breed, a blood-lusting horde whose cries for slaughter rose in great, swelling waves like the screams of primeval beasts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The oval pit was full twenty feet deep and floored with sand ... sand that here and there was churned and trodden, stained dark brown with men's life blood.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In the forefront, ringing the rim of the pit, sat the _Malya_ chieftain and his court--the old raiders, the men of power, the warriors and their women.
