used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were taken unawares, scattered blindly and many were slain.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading They were taken unawares, scattered blindly and many were slain.
bootynounUS /ˈbuːti/
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
encumbering
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From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
fugitivesnounUS /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvz/
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading Some of the fugitives hid, and others ran to warn the nearer settlements.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Some of the fugitives hid, and others ran to warn the nearer settlements.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
invadersnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdərz/
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
INVASIONnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They were taken unawares, scattered blindly and many were slain.
mountaineersnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪnɪrz/
plural of “mountaineer” — someone who climbs mountains
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Some of the fugitives hid, and others ran to warn the nearer settlements.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
and nothing more
From this reading Their only prisoners were women.
others
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From this reading Some of the fugitives hid, and others ran to warn the nearer settlements.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Some of the fugitives hid, and others ran to warn the nearer settlements.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
Robe's
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From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading They were taken unawares, scattered blindly and many were slain.
settlementsnounUS /ˈsetəlmənts/
plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Some of the fugitives hid, and others ran to warn the nearer settlements.
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading They were taken unawares, scattered blindly and many were slain.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the fugitives hid, and others ran to warn the nearer settlements.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They were taken unawares, scattered blindly and many were slain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their only prisoners were women.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were taken unawares, scattered blindly and many were slain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
unawaresadverbUS /ˌʌnəˈwerz/
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading They were taken unawares, scattered blindly and many were slain.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
warnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Some of the fugitives hid, and others ran to warn the nearer settlements.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were taken unawares, scattered blindly and many were slain.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading THE INVASION OF THE ISLAND The westward villages made but slight resistance to the mountaineers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The invaders travelled slowly, in spite of Bright Robe’s efforts to hurry them, stopping to rest and feast in every village and encumbering themselves with booty and prisoners.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Their only prisoners were women.
