adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Well, to his own fate he was almost indifferent, but for Elissa and Issachar he mourned bitterly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
AZIEL
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From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
Baalnoun
any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
Baaltis
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From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading Well, to his own fate he was almost indifferent, but for Elissa and Issachar he mourned bitterly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, to his own fate he was almost indifferent, but for Elissa and Issachar he mourned bitterly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
cautionedverbUS /ˈkɑːʃənd/
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
cleareradjectiveUS /ˈklɪrər/
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
customsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
dungeonnounUS /ˈdʌndʒən/
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
Elissa
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From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Well, to his own fate he was almost indifferent, but for Elissa and Issachar he mourned bitterly.
fearsnounUS /fɪrz/
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
How
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From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Well, to his own fate he was almost indifferent, but for Elissa and Issachar he mourned bitterly.
Issacharnoun
(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading Well, to his own fate he was almost indifferent, but for Elissa and Issachar he mourned bitterly.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
Levitenoun
a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests)
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
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 SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
Metem
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From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
mournedverbUS /mɔːrnd/
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading Well, to his own fate he was almost indifferent, but for Elissa and Issachar he mourned bitterly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Well, to his own fate he was almost indifferent, but for Elissa and Issachar he mourned bitterly.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
priestessnounUS /ˈpriːstəs/
a woman priest
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
red-handedadjectiveUS /ˈredˈhændɪd/
in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
SACRILEGEnounUS /ˈsækrələdʒ/
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
sinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
tormentedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrmentɪd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading THE SACRILEGE OF AZIEL How long he lay in his dungeon, lost in bitter thought and tormented by fears for Elissa, Aziel could not tell, for no light came there to mark the passage of the hours.
TrulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading In the tumult of his mind, one terrible thought grew clear and ever clearer; he and Elissa had been taken red-handed, and must pay the price of their sin against the religious customs of the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, to his own fate he was almost indifferent, but for Elissa and Issachar he mourned bitterly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Truly the Levite and Metem had been wise when they cautioned him, for her sake and his own, to have nothing to do with a priestess of Baal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the Baaltis to be found with any man who was not her husband meant death to him and her, a doom from which there was little chance of escape.
