adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
bivouacnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
coververbUS /ˈkʌvər/
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
disappointmentsnounUS /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts/
plural of “disappointment” — a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
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From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
FORESTnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
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 THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
NIGHTnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
paltryadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːltri/
not worth considering
From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
savagerynounUS /ˈsævɪdʒeri/
the property of being untamed and ferocious
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
SickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
strivingsnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋz/
plural of “striving” — an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
successesnounUS /səkˈsesəz/
plural of “success” — an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
trustnounUS /trʌst/
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
well-lightedadjective
provided with artificial light
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
