AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After him, fellows, drag him to the block.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading After him, fellows, drag him to the block.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
countynounUS /ˈkaʊnti/
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Unfit to live or die--O marble heart!
disgracedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡreɪst/
suffering shame
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading After him, fellows, drag him to the block.
dungeonsnounUS /ˈdʌndʒənz/
plural of “dungeon” — the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading After him, fellows, drag him to the block.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Measure for Measure.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
Hatteraick
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From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Unfit to live or die--O marble heart!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After him, fellows, drag him to the block.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
jailnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Unfit to live or die--O marble heart!
marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Unfit to live or die--O marble heart!
MeasurenounUS /ˈmeʒər/
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Measure for Measure.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Unfit to live or die--O marble heart!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Unfit to live or die--O marble heart!
prisonersnounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
shirenounUS /ʃaɪr/
a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After him, fellows, drag him to the block.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unfit to live or die--O marble heart!
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
UnfitadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪt/
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading Unfit to live or die--O marble heart!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
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 When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading When the prisoners and their guard arrived there, Hatteraick, whose violence and strength were well known, was secured in what was called the condemned ward.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The jail at the county town of the shire of----was one of those old-fashioned dungeons which disgraced Scotland until of late years.
