adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
creakingnounUS /ˈkriːkɪŋ/
a squeaking sound
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The first trial had ended in death and victory.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The first trial had ended in death and victory.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
fraudnounUS /frɔːd/
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
glownounUS /ɡloʊ/
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
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 Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
MATCHverbUS /mætʃ/
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
MissionnounUS /ˈmɪʃən/
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
ox-cart
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From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
palingnoun
a fence made of upright pickets
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
SHOOTINGnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
StationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
stolenverbUS /ˈstoʊlən/
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/
the rays of the sun
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
thankfulnessnounUS /ˈθæŋkfəlnes/
warm friendly feelings of gratitude
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading The first trial had ended in death and victory.
veldnoun
elevated open grassland in southern Africa
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The first trial had ended in death and victory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
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 Well, as the one matter had been in the hand of God, so was the other, and with that knowledge I must be content.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SHOOTING MATCH My journey back to the Mission Station was a strange contrast to that which I had made thence a few days before.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, the darkness, the swift mare beneath me rushing through it like a bird, the awful terror in my heart lest I should be too late, as with wild eyes I watched the paling stars and the first gathering grey of dawn.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Now, the creaking of the ox-cart, the familiar veld, the bright glow of the peaceful sunlight, and in my heart a great thankfulness, and yet a new terror lest the pure and holy love which I had won should be stolen away from me by force or fraud.
