andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
conflictnounUS /ˈkɑːnflɪkt/
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
DefeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading Defeat was no fault of theirs.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
farmernounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The farmer lads whom they led had fought with splendid courage and tenacity.
faultnounUS /fɔːlt/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Defeat was no fault of theirs.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
fiercestadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrsəst/
superlative of “fierce” — marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
foughtverbUS /fɔːt/
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The farmer lads whom they led had fought with splendid courage and tenacity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The farmer lads whom they led had fought with splendid courage and tenacity.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The farmer lads whom they led had fought with splendid courage and tenacity.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Defeat was no fault of theirs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
SouthernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading The farmer lads whom they led had fought with splendid courage and tenacity.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
tenacitynounUS /təˈnæsɪti/
persistent determination
From this reading The farmer lads whom they led had fought with splendid courage and tenacity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading Defeat was no fault of theirs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
ThousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Defeat was no fault of theirs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The farmer lads whom they led had fought with splendid courage and tenacity.
wintryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪntri/
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The farmer lads whom they led had fought with splendid courage and tenacity.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading They had seen the victory, won by courage and daring, taken from them at the very last moment.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading Thousands of dead and wounded lay upon the field and the hearts of the Southern leaders were full of bitterness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The night, early and wintry, put an end to the conflict, the fiercest and greatest yet seen in the West.
