adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE PATH ACROSS THE MORASS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
ApproachingnounUS /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
creakverbUS /kriːk/
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/
being one more than ten
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "They must have muffled their horses' feet," he said to himself.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They must have muffled their horses' feet," he said to himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "They must have muffled their horses' feet," he said to himself.
horsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "They must have muffled their horses' feet," he said to himself.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
MikenounUS /maɪk/
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
MORASSnounUS /mərˈæs/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading THE PATH ACROSS THE MORASS.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
muffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading "They must have muffled their horses' feet," he said to himself.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "They must have muffled their horses' feet," he said to himself.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
PATHnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading THE PATH ACROSS THE MORASS.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They must have muffled their horses' feet," he said to himself.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
startledadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtəld/
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATH ACROSS THE MORASS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They must have muffled their horses' feet," he said to himself.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They must have muffled their horses' feet," he said to himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About eleven o'clock he heard the creak of the gate, and presently was startled by seeing two horsemen ride past him.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mike, when night fell, moved away toward the castle, which lay about a quarter of a mile from the village.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Approaching to within fifty yards of the gate, he sat down to watch.
