adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
achievedverbUS /əˈtʃiːvd/
past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
afflictedadjectiveUS /əˈflɪktɪd/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
aimsnounUS /eɪmz/
plural of “aim” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
Albuera
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From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
Ay
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From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading KING He says I have won a battle?
BesetverbUS /bɪˈset/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
cursenounUS /kɜːrs/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading O God, curse, damn!
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading O God, curse, damn!
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
featsnounUS /fiːts/
plural of “feat” — a notable achievement
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
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 O God, curse, damn!
HALFORD
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From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
HardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
harriedadjectiveUS /ˈherid/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KING He says I have won a battle?
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading KING He says I have won a battle?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
KINGnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING He says I have won a battle?
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 Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
myrmidonsnounUS /ˈmɜːrmɪdɪnz/
plural of “myrmidon” — a follower who carries out orders without question
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O God, curse, damn!
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
quickenverbUS /ˈkwɪkən/
move faster
From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
quicklier
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From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading KING He says I have won a battle?
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
suckverbUS /sʌk/
draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
unmatchedadjectiveUS /ənˈmætʃt/
of the remaining member of a pair
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
unparalleledadjectiveUS /ənˈperəleld/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
vampiresnounUS /ˈvæmpaɪrz/
plural of “vampire” — (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires!
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading KING He says I have won a battle?
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Ay, ay, ay!-- No aims left to me but to quicken death To quicklier please my son!--And yet he says That I have won a battle!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HALFORD Indeed so, sir: Hard by Albuera--far in harried Spain-- Yes, sir; you have achieved a victory Of dash unmatched and feats unparalleled!
