adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the frontier, in a mountain hamlet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the frontier, in a mountain hamlet.
bassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
boxnounUS /bɑːks/
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
castsnounUS /kæsts/
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
chaosnounUS /ˈkeɪɑːs/
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
divines
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From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading At the frontier, in a mountain hamlet.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading At the frontier, in a mountain hamlet.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
immenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the frontier, in a mountain hamlet.
inundatedadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəndeɪtɪd/
covered with water
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
Itchoua's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
loadsnounUS /loʊdz/
a large number or amount
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
moonlessadjective
without a moon or a visible moon
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading At the frontier, in a mountain hamlet.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
PyreneesnounUS /ˈpɪrəiz/
a chain of mountains between France and Spain
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
Ramuntcho
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
Ramuntcho's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
ripplingnounUS /ˈrɪpəlɪŋ/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
seesnounUS /siːz/
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
similarlyadverbUS /ˈsɪmələrli/
in like or similar manner
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
sinisteradjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪstər/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
smuggledadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌɡəld/
distributed or sold illicitly
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
smugglersnounUS /ˈsmʌɡlərz/
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the frontier, in a mountain hamlet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
tomb-like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
violnoun
any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Itchoua's voice commands secretly,--as if one hardly touched with a bow the last strings of a bass viol,--and around him, in the absolute darkness, one divines the presence of other smugglers similarly loaded, ready to start on an adventure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is now more than ever Ramuntcho's life, to run almost every night, especially on the cloudless and moonless nights when one sees nothing, when the Pyrenees are an immense chaos of shade.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading A black night, about one o'clock in the morning; a winter night inundated by cold and heavy rain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the front of a sinister house which casts no light outside, Ramuntcho loads his shoulders with a heavy smuggled box, under the rippling rain, in the midst of a tomb-like obscurity.
