adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
admonitionnounUS /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/
cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
anthropoids
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From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
apesnounUS /eɪps/
plural of “ape” — any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
attacknounUS /əˈtæk/
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading But, instead, let two or three or four of you attack him together.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
brutishadjectiveUS /ˈbruːtɪʃ/
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
CallverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
capriciousadjectiveUS /kəˈprɪʃəs/
changeable
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
continualadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəl/
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
discordnounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrd/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
familiesnounUS /ˈfæməliz/
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading But, instead, let two or three or four of you attack him together.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading But, instead, let two or three or four of you attack him together.
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
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 Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But, instead, let two or three or four of you attack him together.
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 Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, instead, let two or three or four of you attack him together.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
the act of departing politely
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
PrimitiveadjectiveUS /ˈprɪmətɪv/
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
proneadjectiveUS /proʊn/
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
recalledverbUS /rɪˈkɔːld/
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
TarzannounUS /ˈtɑːrzæn/
(sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
Terkoz
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From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But, instead, let two or three or four of you attack him together.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading But, instead, let two or three or four of you attack him together.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
truculencenoun
obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But, instead, let two or three or four of you attack him together.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
ventnounUS /vent/
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
weakeradjectiveUS /ˈwiːkər/
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Call of the Primitive From the time Tarzan left the tribe of great anthropoids in which he had been raised, it was torn by continual strife and discord.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But at last those who remained were driven to desperation by the continued truculence of Terkoz, and it so happened that one of them recalled the parting admonition of Tarzan:
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Terkoz proved a cruel and capricious king, so that, one by one, many of the older and weaker apes, upon whom he was particularly prone to vent his brutish nature, took their families and sought the quiet and safety of the far interior.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “If you have a chief who is cruel, do not do as the other apes do, and attempt, any one of you, to pit yourself against him alone.
