adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What, then, was to be my fate at the hands of its inhabitants?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
burnt-offering
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From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading What, then, was to be my fate at the hands of its inhabitants?
flightnounUS /flaɪt/
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
guardiansnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiənz/
plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
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 What, then, was to be my fate at the hands of its inhabitants?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading What, then, was to be my fate at the hands of its inhabitants?
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
significancenounUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
the quality of being significant
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What, then, was to be my fate at the hands of its inhabitants?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
tracknounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Should I be taken and offered up as a burnt-offering to those hideous guardians of the pass?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was too glad to have an easy track for my flight, to lay hold of the full significance of its existence.
watercoursenoun
natural or artificial channel through which water flows
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, then, was to be my fate at the hands of its inhabitants?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now I found myself on a narrow path which followed a small watercourse.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The thought, however, soon presented itself to me that I must be in an inhabited country, but one which was yet unknown.
