adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Then Tarzan took up again the pursuit of Rokoff.
agileadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəl/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
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 That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
beatenadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
branchingadjectiveUS /ˈbræntʃɪŋ/
having branches
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
chivalrousadjective
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
cookverbUS /kʊk/
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
crisscrossingverbUS /ˈkrɪskrɔːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “crisscross” — cross in a pattern, often random
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/
traveling across
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
directionsnounUS /dərˈekʃənz/
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
exteriornounUS /ɪkˈstɪriər/
the region that is outside of something
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
forkingnounUS /ˈfɔːrkɪŋ/
the place where something divides into branches
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
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 Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
Kincaid's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
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 It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
pacenounUS /peɪs/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
pursuitnounUS /pərˈsuːt/
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Then Tarzan took up again the pursuit of Rokoff.
repulsiveadjectiveUS /riˈpʌlsɪv/
offensive to the mind
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
Rokoff
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Tarzan took up again the pursuit of Rokoff.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
scoopedverbUS /skuːpt/
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
snail'snounUS /sneɪlz/
possessive form of “snail” — freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
Tambudza
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
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 Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Tarzan took up again the pursuit of Rokoff.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then Tarzan took up again the pursuit of Rokoff.
trailnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then Tarzan took up again the pursuit of Rokoff.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was with difficulty that he kept the trail, for there were many paths through the jungle at this point—crossing and crisscrossing, forking and branching in all directions, and over them all had passed natives innumerable, coming and going.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Tambudza Tarzan scooped a shallow grave for the Kincaid’s cook, beneath whose repulsive exterior had beaten the heart of a chivalrous gentleman.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading That was all he could do in the cruel jungle for the man who had given his life in the service of his little son and his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail’s pace.
