adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
affrontnounUS /əˈfrʌnt/
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
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 Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
Ayesha
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From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
continualadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəl/
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
craternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
dangerousadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
DEATHnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
estimatenounUS /ˈestəmət/
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
examinedverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmənd/
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
GATEnounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
heartilyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrtəli/
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
insultnounUS /ˌɪnˈsʌlt/
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
jeerverbUS /dʒɪr/
laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
Kôr
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From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
meshedadjectiveUS /meʃt/
resembling a network
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
opportunitynounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
spider's
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From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
webnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For that is what it came to; this Ayesha took every opportunity to jeer at and affront me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who could desire to stay in a place where he had not only been involved in a deal of hard, doubtful, and very dangerous fighting from which all personal interest was absent, but where also he was meshed in a perfect spider’s web of bewilderment, and exposed to continual insult into the bargain?
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The truth is that I was anxious to learn their exact condition in order that I might make an estimate as to when it would be possible for us to leave this valley or crater bottom of Kôr, of which I was heartily tired.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading THE GATE OF DEATH Before turning in I examined these wounded men for myself.
