adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
agonizingadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
avalanchenounUS /ˈævəlæntʃ/
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
bracingnounUS /ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
endurancenounUS /ˈendərəns/
the power to withstand hardship or stress
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
glimpsenounUS /ɡlɪmps/
a quick look
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
hurricanenounUS /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
hurtlingverbUS /ˈhɜːrtlɪŋ/
-ing form of “hurtle” — move with or as if with a rushing sound
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
keening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
lamentationnoun
a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
magneticadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnetɪk/
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
meteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
piercedadjectiveUS /pɪrst/
having a hole cut through
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
RuthnounUS /ruːθ/
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
shieldedadjectiveUS /ˈʃiːldɪd/
(used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
shrilled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
supportingadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
tempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
thighsnounUS /θaɪz/
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
thinlyadverbUS /ˈθɪnli/
without force or sincere effort
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading The split air shrieked and shrilled, a keening barrier against the avalanche of the thunder.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The blast bent us far back on thighs held rigid by the magnetic grip.
Ventnor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ventnor crouched lower and lower, eyes shielded behind arms folded over his brows, straining for a glimpse of Ruth; Drake crouched beside him, bracing him, supporting him against the tempest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was as though we were on a meteor hurtling through space.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The pony spread its legs, dropped its head; through the hurricane roaring its screaming pierced thinly, that agonizing, terrible lamentation which is of the horse and the horse alone when the limit of its endurance is reached.
