AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another half hour passed and still no sign of Hans.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length it was done and there was no sign of Hans.
BATTLEnounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE That hour went by very slowly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE That hour went by very slowly.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
consultedverbUS /kənˈsʌltəd/
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading At length it was done and there was no sign of Hans.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
Goroko
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Another half hour passed and still no sign of Hans.
HansnounUS /hɑːns/
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading At length it was done and there was no sign of Hans.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
heavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE That hour went by very slowly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length it was done and there was no sign of Hans.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
ListenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
litadjectiveUS /lɪt/
provided with artificial light
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
MIDNIGHTnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE That hour went by very slowly.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At length it was done and there was no sign of Hans.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Another half hour passed and still no sign of Hans.
prevailedverbUS /prɪˈveɪld/
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading At length it was done and there was no sign of Hans.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE That hour went by very slowly.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE That hour went by very slowly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE That hour went by very slowly.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Listen as I would, there was nothing to be heard, and as the mist still prevailed the only thing I could see except the heavens, was the twinkling of the fires lit by Goroko and his party.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE That hour went by very slowly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE That hour went by very slowly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Again and again I consulted my watch by the light of the moon, which was now rising high in the heavens, and thought that it would never come to an end.
