acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
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 “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
archersnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃərz/
plural of “archer” — a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
chattingverbUS /ˈtʃætɪŋ/
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
conclavenounUS /ˈkɑːnkleɪv/
a confidential or secret meeting
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
divisionsnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
ForestersnounUS /ˈfɔːrəstərz/
plural of “forester” — English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
knightsnounUS /naɪts/
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
repulsedverbUS /riˈpʌlst/
past form of “repulse” — force or drive back
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
solemnadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləm/
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
TalkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
Wat
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From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
