adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
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 Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
authoritynounUS /əˈθɔːrəti/
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And the bear was walking towards the man, very slowly because his wound irked him--yet he was now very close.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading And the bear was walking towards the man, very slowly because his wound irked him--yet he was now very close.
craftnounUS /kræft/
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
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From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
irkedverbUS /ɜːrkt/
past form of “irk” — irritate or vex
From this reading And the bear was walking towards the man, very slowly because his wound irked him--yet he was now very close.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
MinnounUS /mɪn/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And the bear was walking towards the man, very slowly because his wound irked him--yet he was now very close.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
precipicenounUS /ˈpresəpəs/
a very steep cliff
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
sacredadjectiveUS /ˈseɪkrəd/
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading And the bear was walking towards the man, very slowly because his wound irked him--yet he was now very close.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
soulsnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
spoornounUS /spʊr/
the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
subtletynounUS /ˈsʌtəlti/
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
ThickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading And the bear was walking towards the man, very slowly because his wound irked him--yet he was now very close.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading And the bear was walking towards the man, very slowly because his wound irked him--yet he was now very close.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading And the bear was walking towards the man, very slowly because his wound irked him--yet he was now very close.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
weaponnounUS /ˈwepən/
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was made, the captain told me, with great subtlety by the secret craft of a family of six who lived in a hut on the mountains of Hian Min.
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Once in these mountains, he said, he followed the spoor of a bear, and he came suddenly on a man of that family who had hunted the same bear, and he was at the end of a narrow way with precipice all about him, and his spear was sticking in the bear, and the wound not fatal, and he had no other weapon.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading But for me the captain poured into a little glass some heavy yellow wine from a small jar which he kept apart among his sacred things.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Thick and sweet it was, even like honey, yet there was in its heart a mighty, ardent fire which had authority over souls of men.
