adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
Beeton
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From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
BegverbUS /beɡ/
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
believernounUS /bəˈliːvər/
a supporter who accepts something as true
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
bondagenounUS /ˈbɑːndɪdʒ/
the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
BrokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
FaithnounUS /feɪθ/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
Heldar
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From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
isn't
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From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
Kafirs
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From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
Kizzilbashi
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From this reading —_Kizzilbashi_.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
maimednounUS /meɪmd/
people who are wounded
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No!”
nothin
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From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
pardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
reiver
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From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
shortestadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtɪst/
superlative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
slavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
spearmen
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From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
sword-thrust
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From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
tempernounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
thonounUS /ðoʊ/
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
waked
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From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick had just waked to another morning of blank despair and his temper was of the shortest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet at the last, ere our spearmen had found him, Yet at the last, ere a sword-thrust could save, Yet at the last, with his masters around him, He of the Faith spoke as master to slave; Yet at the last, tho’ the Kafirs had maimed him, Broken by bondage and wrecked by the reiver,— Yet at the last, tho’ the darkness had claimed him, He called upon Allah and died a believer.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Beg your pardon, Mr. Heldar, but—but isn’t nothin’ going to happen?” said Mr. Beeton.
