adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
affordverbUS /əˈfɔːrd/
be able to spare or give up
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
Anton
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From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
balancedadjectiveUS /ˈbælənst/
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
brigands
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From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Nothing, Captain."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
Ellerey
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From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Nothing happened, Anton?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
limbsnounUS /lɪmz/
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
menacinglyadverbUS /ˈmenəsɪŋli/
in a menacing manner
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing happened, Anton?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
roofnounUS /ruːf/
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
SACRIFICEnounUS /ˈsækrəfaɪs/
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
towernounUS /ˈtaʊər/
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
TREACHERYnounUS /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
uselessadjectiveUS /ˈjuːsləs/
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The brigands had no desire to court a useless death, and they could afford to wait.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading TREACHERY OR SACRIFICE All that night the stone, menacingly balanced on the wall above the door, remained in its place.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading At dawn Ellerey ascended to the roof of the tower and found Anton pacing its narrow limits to keep the warmth in his limbs.
