adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
Berceau
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From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
darkened by smoke
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But who is there to care?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is gone, and its place can know it nevermore.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But who is there to care?
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
Dieu
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From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
furnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading It is gone, and its place can know it nevermore.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is gone, and its place can know it nevermore.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is gone, and its place can know it nevermore.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is gone, and its place can know it nevermore.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
nestleverbUS /ˈnesəl/
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
nevermoreadverbUS /ˈnevərmɔːr/
at no time hereafter
From this reading It is gone, and its place can know it nevermore.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It is gone, and its place can know it nevermore.
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But who is there to care?
tidenounUS /taɪd/
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
wherein
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From this reading The tide of war has rolled on, and left it a blackened waste, a smoking ruin, wherein not so much as a mouse may creep or a bird may nestle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Berceau de Dieu was as one vast furnace, in which every living creature was caught and consumed and changed to ashes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But who is there to care?
