andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
assemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading Then he walked on to the place of assembly and spoke to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
AxenounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading “So the Star of Death has risen on the People of the Axe, Mopo,” he said.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
DeathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “So the Star of Death has risen on the People of the Axe, Mopo,” he said.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
Galazi
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From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
GhostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So the Star of Death has risen on the People of the Axe, Mopo,” he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
kraalnoun
a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he walked on to the place of assembly and spoke to me.
Mopo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So the Star of Death has risen on the People of the Axe, Mopo,” he said.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
MountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
NadanounUS /ˈnɑːdɑː/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
PeoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “So the Star of Death has risen on the People of the Axe, Mopo,” he said.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then he walked on to the place of assembly and spoke to me.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “So the Star of Death has risen on the People of the Axe, Mopo,” he said.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So the Star of Death has risen on the People of the Axe, Mopo,” he said.
salutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading In front of my hut he saw Nada the Lily and saluted her, for each remembered the other.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So the Star of Death has risen on the People of the Axe, Mopo,” he said.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then he walked on to the place of assembly and spoke to me.
StarnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “So the Star of Death has risen on the People of the Axe, Mopo,” he said.
strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/
in a strange manner
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he walked on to the place of assembly and spoke to me.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he walked on to the place of assembly and spoke to me.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Then he walked on to the place of assembly and spoke to me.
WARnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was it because of her coming that my grey people howled so strangely last night?
wolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
WOMENnounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE WAR OF THE WOMEN Now on the morrow at daybreak, leaving his wolves, Galazi came down from the Ghost Mountain and passed through the gates of the kraal.
