AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading He was not afraid, for he had been here long before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was not afraid, for he had been here long before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was not afraid, for he had been here long before.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
bootsnounUS /buːts/
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
descendantnounUS /dɪˈsendənt/
a person considered as descended from some ancestor
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
fightersnounUS /ˈfaɪtərz/
plural of “fighter” — someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not afraid, for he had been here long before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
gaylyadverb
in a joyous manner
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
graspingnounUS /ˈɡræspɪŋ/
understanding with difficulty
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He was not afraid, for he had been here long before.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
leapedverbUS /lept/
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He was not afraid, for he had been here long before.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not afraid, for he had been here long before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
ralliedverbUS /ˈrælid/
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
soundsnounUS /saʊndz/
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
stiffadjectiveUS /stɪf/
not moving or operating freely
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hot old blood of his fathers had stirred again and the dead had rallied to the call of their descendant.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Behind him, and beside him, row after row of gray men leaped from the shadow--the very hill seemed rising to his support--and it was almost gayly, as the dead fighters lived again, that he went straight onward over the sunny field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A man went down beside him and clutched at his boots as he ran past; but the smell of the battle--a smell of oil and smoke, of blood and sweat--was in his nostrils, and he could have kicked the stiff hands grasping at his feet.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Something whistled in his ears and the air was filled with sharp sounds that set his teeth on edge.
