adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
armedadjectiveUS /ɑːrmd/
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
BattlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading Curdie and the page, with Lina and her pack, bounded to meet them.
brandishingverbUS /ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “brandish” — move or swing back and forth
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
butchersnounUS /ˈbʊtʃərz/
plural of “butcher” — a retailer of meat
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
commandedverbUS /kəˈmændɪd/
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
commendverbUS /kəˈmend/
express approval of
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
Curdie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curdie and the page, with Lina and her pack, bounded to meet them.
defiancenounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
dogsnounUS /dɑːɡz/
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Curdie struck down the foremost with his mattock.
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading Curdie struck down the foremost with his mattock.
girths
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Curdie and the page, with Lina and her pack, bounded to meet them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
knivesnounUS /naɪvz/
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
Lina
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curdie and the page, with Lina and her pack, bounded to meet them.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
mattocknoun
a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
From this reading Curdie struck down the foremost with his mattock.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Curdie and the page, with Lina and her pack, bounded to meet them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
packverbUS /pæk/
arrange in a container
From this reading Curdie and the page, with Lina and her pack, bounded to meet them.
pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
peacenounUS /piːs/
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/
done under pressure
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
secureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
slackenedverbUS /ˈslækənd/
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Curdie struck down the foremost with his mattock.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The butchers came on first--for the guards had slackened their saddle girths--brandishing their knives, and talking to their dogs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
thereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
warlikeadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrlaɪk/
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But the butchers and the guard, who had gone over armed to the enemy, thinking that the king had come to make his peace also, and that it might thereafter go hard with them, rushed at once to make short work with him, and both secure and commend themselves.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The Battle He commanded the page to blow his trumpet; and, in the strength of the moment, the youth uttered a right warlike defiance.
