adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE FIGHT AMONG THE FERN-TREES.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
carbinenounUS /ˈkɑːrbaɪn/
light automatic rifle
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
coignenoun
expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
crackleverbUS /ˈkrækəl/
make a crackling sound
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
Desborough
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From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
FERN-TREES
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From this reading THE FIGHT AMONG THE FERN-TREES.
fernbough
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From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
FIGHTverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT AMONG THE FERN-TREES.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "There's the first man killed," said the Major, very quietly.
forciblyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrsəbli/
in a forcible manner
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
gunnounUS /ɡʌn/
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/
to a considerable degree
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
hurlingnounUS /ˈhɜːrlɪŋ/
a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
Jim's
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From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "There's the first man killed," said the Major, very quietly.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "There's the first man killed," said the Major, very quietly.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
pistolnounUS /ˈpɪstəl/
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading "There's the first man killed," said the Major, very quietly.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
rocksnounUS /rɑːks/
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's the first man killed," said the Major, very quietly.
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT AMONG THE FERN-TREES.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
There's
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From this reading "There's the first man killed," said the Major, very quietly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Desborough cried aloud to ride at them, and spare no man.
troopernounUS /ˈtruːpər/
a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
vantagenounUS /ˈvæntədʒ/
place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "There's the first man killed," said the Major, very quietly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, as he spoke, every golden fernbough, and every coigne of vantage among the rocks, began to blaze and crackle with gun and pistol shot.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Jim's horse sprung aloft and fell, hurling him forcibly to the ground, and a tall young trooper, dropping his carbine, rolled heavily off his saddle, and lay on the grass face downward, quite still, as if asleep.
