used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They have! they have!" answered Rebecca; "and they press the besieged hard on the outer wall.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "They have! they have!" answered Rebecca; "and they press the besieged hard on the outer wall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
ascendverbUS /əˈsend/
travel up
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
assailantsnounUS /əˈseɪlənts/
plural of “assailant” — someone who attacks
From this reading "The assailants have won the barriers, have they not?"
barriersnounUS /ˈbæriərz/
plural of “barrier” — a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading "The assailants have won the barriers, have they not?"
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
have
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
besiegedadjectiveUS /bɪˈsiːdʒd/
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading "They have! they have!" answered Rebecca; "and they press the besieged hard on the outer wall.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Ivanhoe eagerly queried.
endeavornounUS /ɪnˈdevər/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "They have! they have!" answered Rebecca; "and they press the besieged hard on the outer wall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The assailants have won the barriers, have they not?"
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
Ivanhoe
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From this reading Ivanhoe eagerly queried.
laddersnounUS /ˈlædərz/
plural of “ladder” — steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
the force of workers available
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The assailants have won the barriers, have they not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "They have! they have!" answered Rebecca; "and they press the besieged hard on the outer wall.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading "They have! they have!" answered Rebecca; "and they press the besieged hard on the outer wall.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading "They have! they have!" answered Rebecca; "and they press the besieged hard on the outer wall.
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading Ivanhoe eagerly queried.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
RebeccanounUS /rəˈbekə/
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading "They have! they have!" answered Rebecca; "and they press the besieged hard on the outer wall.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
swarmnounUS /swɔːrm/
a moving crowd
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The assailants have won the barriers, have they not?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The assailants have won the barriers, have they not?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some plant ladders, some swarm like bees and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "They have! they have!" answered Rebecca; "and they press the besieged hard on the outer wall.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "The assailants have won the barriers, have they not?"
people who are wounded
From this reading Down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees on their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded to the rear, fresh men supply their places.
