adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘The great door on the Plaza, Excellency; the other is an old door of iron.’
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading ‘And they cannot burn it or break it open?’
bringingnounUS /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
Calle
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From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
cannot
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From this reading ‘And they cannot burn it or break it open?’
cartsnounUS /kɑːrts/
plural of “cart” — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
Ciudad
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From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
DAWNnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
EXCELLENCYnounUS /ˈekˈslensi/
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ‘To set against which door, my honest friend?’
fuelverbUS /ˈfjuːəl/
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ‘The great door on the Plaza, Excellency; the other is an old door of iron.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading ‘To set against which door, my honest friend?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading ‘The great door on the Plaza, Excellency; the other is an old door of iron.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The great door on the Plaza, Excellency; the other is an old door of iron.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
lanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
MIDNIGHTnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading ‘The great door on the Plaza, Excellency; the other is an old door of iron.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘The great door on the Plaza, Excellency; the other is an old door of iron.’
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘And they cannot burn it or break it open?’
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘And they cannot burn it or break it open?’
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ‘The great door on the Plaza, Excellency; the other is an old door of iron.’
PlazanounUS /ˈplɑːzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading ‘The great door on the Plaza, Excellency; the other is an old door of iron.’
reportedadjectiveUS /ˌriːˈpɔːrtɪd/
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘To set against which door, my honest friend?’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘EXCELLENCY,’ reported a man who entered the room at this moment, ‘they are bringing carts of fuel through the Calle de la Ciudad to set against the door and burn it.’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ‘I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die.’
