acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
aflameadjectiveUS /əˈfleɪm/
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
BALLADnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading BALLAD.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
comrade's
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From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ortheris did not reply.
EarthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
gun-butt
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From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
KeepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
looksnounUS /lʊks/
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
MANnounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ortheris did not reply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
Ortheris
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From this reading Ortheris did not reply.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Ortheris did not reply.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
scorenounUS /skɔːr/
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
tallynounUS /ˈtæli/
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
tidenounUS /taɪd/
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS The Earth gave up her dead that tide, Into our camp he came, And said his say, and went his way, And left our hearts aflame.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Keep tally--on the gun-butt score The vengeance we must take, When God shall bring full reckoning, For our dead comrade’s sake.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He was staring across the valley, with the smile of the artist who looks on the completed work.
