adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had had men die after several hours in the jacket.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
Atherton
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From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/
uttered without voice
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
cartedverbUS /ˈkɑːrtɪd/
past form of “cart” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He had had men die after several hours in the jacket.
DynamitenounUS /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had men die after several hours in the jacket.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
hospitalnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəl/
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He had had men die after several hours in the jacket.
humbledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəld/
subdued or brought low in condition or status
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading He had had men die after several hours in the jacket.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading He had had men die after several hours in the jacket.
mouthingverbUS /ˈmaʊðɪŋ/
-ing form of “mouth” — express in speech
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He had had men die after several hours in the jacket.
strait-jacket
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From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
ultimatumnounUS /ˌʌltəˈmeɪtəm/
a final peremptory demand
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
unconditionaladjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/
not conditional
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
unlacedadjective
with laces not tied
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had had men die after several days in the jacket, although, invariably, they were unlaced and carted into hospital ere they breathed their last .
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The time came when I humbled Warden Atherton to unconditional surrender, making a vain and empty mouthing of his ultimatum, “Dynamite or curtains.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He gave me up as one who could not be killed in a strait-jacket.
