Ah
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From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You shall be scourged until you have breathed out your miserable lives!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/
uttered without voice
From this reading You shall be scourged until you have breathed out your miserable lives!
breathingnounUS /ˈbriːðɪŋ/
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
freelyadverbUS /ˈfriːli/
in a free manner
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The knout here!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
houndsnounUS /haʊndz/
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “No mercy, you hounds--no, no mercy!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
kickingnounUS /ˈkɪkɪŋ/
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
knoutnoun
a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
From this reading The knout here!
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You shall be scourged until you have breathed out your miserable lives!
mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “No mercy, you hounds--no, no mercy!
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading You shall be scourged until you have breathed out your miserable lives!
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
Munnich
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From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No mercy, you hounds--no, no mercy!
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You shall be scourged until you have breathed out your miserable lives!
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
scourgedverbUS /skɜːrdʒd/
past form of “scourge” — punish severely; excoriate
From this reading You shall be scourged until you have breathed out your miserable lives!
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall be scourged until you have breathed out your miserable lives!
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
thankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
unfortunateadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənət/
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You shall be scourged until you have breathed out your miserable lives!
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
wreakverbUS /riːk/
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
From this reading “Ah,” said he, breathing more freely, and stretching himself up--“ah, I thank God that I now have some one on whom I can wreak my vengeance!”
writhingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪðɪŋ/
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading And kicking the unfortunate weeping and writhing servants, who were crawling in the dust before him, Munnich cried:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No mercy, you hounds--no, no mercy!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall be scourged until you have breathed out your miserable lives!
