adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
adventurersnounUS /ædˈventʃərərz/
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
arisenverbUS /ərˈɪzən/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
borderedadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrdərd/
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
Buonaparte
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From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
chess-board
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From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
ConsulnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəl/
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
GaulnounUS /ɡɔːl/
a person of French descent
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was a large, unwieldy plaything indeed, and remote.
instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/
an occurrence of something
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large, unwieldy plaything indeed, and remote.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
kingsnounUS /kɪŋz/
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
LawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
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 It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
lesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/
of less size or importance
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
Man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
OutadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
playthingnounUS /ˈpleɪθɪŋ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
queensnounUS /kwiːnz/
a borough of New York City
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading It was a large, unwieldy plaything indeed, and remote.
RepublicnounUS /riˈpʌblək/
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading The Man was Napoleon Buonaparte, at present, for lack of a better name, First Consul of the French Republic.
restedadjectiveUS /ˈrestəd/
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
RomansnounUS /ˈroʊmənz/
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
settleverbUS /ˈsetəl/
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
swampsnounUS /swɑːmps/
plural of “swamp” — low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
unwieldyadjectiveUS /ənˈwiːldi/
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
From this reading It was a large, unwieldy plaything indeed, and remote.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Man’s eye, sweeping the world for a new plaything, had rested upon one which had excited the fancy of lesser adventurers, of one John Law, for instance.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
WildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Out of the blood and ashes of France a Man had arisen who moved real kings and queens on his chess-board--which was a large part of the world.
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 It was nothing less than that vast and mysterious country which lay beyond the monster yellow River of the Wilderness, the country bordered on the south by the Gulf swamps, on the north by no man knew what forests,--as dark as those the Romans found in Gaul,--on the west by a line which other generations might be left to settle.
