adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is honor to be won.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No sound came, from within the schoolhouse.
coaxedverbUS /koʊkst/
past form of “coax” — influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
dueadjectiveUS /duː/
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
dumblyadverb
in a stupid manner
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No sound came, from within the schoolhouse.
grudgingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ/
of especially an attitude
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
henchmannounUS /ˈhentʃmən/
someone who assists in a plot
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
high-walled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
honornounUS /ˈɑːnər/
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading There is honor to be won.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
Maharajahnoun
a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sound came, from within the schoolhouse.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
overlappingnounUS /ˈoʊvərlæpɪŋ/
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
renderedverbUS /ˈrendərd/
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
schoolhousenounUS /ˈskuːlhaʊs/
a building where young people receive education
From this reading No sound came, from within the schoolhouse.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading No sound came, from within the schoolhouse.
sterneradjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrnər/
comparative of “stern” — of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading There is watch and ward and sterner duty yet.
strainnounUS /streɪn/
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No sound came, from within the schoolhouse.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is honor to be won.
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading There is watch and ward and sterner duty yet.
warehousesnounUS /ˈwerhaʊzɪz/
plural of “warehouse” — a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading The little building, coaxed from a grudging Maharajah, seemed to strain for light and air between two overlapping, high-walled brick warehouses.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading There is watch and ward and sterner duty yet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For service truly rendered, and for duty dumbly done--For men who neither tremble nor forget--There is due reward, my henchman.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading No sound came, from within the schoolhouse.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading There is honor to be won.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There is watch and ward and sterner duty yet.
