adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
attacknounUS /əˈtæk/
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
desertedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
FlemingsnounUS /ˈflemɪŋz/
plural of “fleming” — British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
interruptionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpʃən/
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading They made their way without interruption to the wall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
knottedadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːtɪd/
tied with a knot
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made their way without interruption to the wall.
moatnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
postedadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstɪd/
publicly displayed
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
scramblingverbUS /ˈskræmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They made their way without interruption to the wall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made their way without interruption to the wall.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made their way without interruption to the wall.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This they found, as they expected, entirely deserted, although, no doubt, guards had been posted at the gates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They made their way without interruption to the wall.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading They made their way without interruption to the wall.
WalternounUS /ˈwɔːltər/
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walter and his companion soon knotted the ropes together and lowered themselves into the moat.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They made their way without interruption to the wall.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A few strokes took them to the other side, and scrambling out, they made their way across the country to the spot where the English had been posted.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Flemings, however, could have felt no fear of an attack by so small a force as the five hundred English whom they knew to be in the neighbourhood.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They made their way without interruption to the wall.
