adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We be the wolves from the hills," answered Pango Dooni.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A dozen men started forward, but the chief called them back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We be the wolves from the hills," answered Pango Dooni.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A dozen men started forward, but the chief called them back.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A dozen men started forward, but the chief called them back.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading A dozen men started forward, but the chief called them back.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
Dakoon
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From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
Dooni
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From this reading "We be the wolves from the hills," answered Pango Dooni.
Dooni's
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From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A dozen men started forward, but the chief called them back.
draggedverbUS /dræɡd/
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
fleshnounUS /fleʃ/
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A dozen men started forward, but the chief called them back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We be the wolves from the hills," answered Pango Dooni.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
hill-wolves
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From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "We be the wolves from the hills," answered Pango Dooni.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading A dozen men started forward, but the chief called them back.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
Pango
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From this reading "We be the wolves from the hills," answered Pango Dooni.
rendverb
tear or be torn violently
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
scarceadverbUS /skers/
only a very short time before
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
serveverbUS /sɜːrv/
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
spatverbUS /spæt/
come down like raindrops
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A dozen men started forward, but the chief called them back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A dozen men started forward, but the chief called them back.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I could answer the Dakoon here or elsewhere, that I kept the road till the hill-wolves dragged me down."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "The wolves must rend me first," answered the man, and he spat upon the ground at Pango Dooni's feet.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We be the wolves from the hills," answered Pango Dooni.
wolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading "We be the wolves from the hills," answered Pango Dooni.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would scarce serve a scrap of flesh for one hundred, and we are seven."
