aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He pleaded and writhed in bodily and mental pain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading He pleaded and writhed in bodily and mental pain.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
the act of burning something
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
clothing in general
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
brought together in one place
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pleaded and writhed in bodily and mental pain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
provoking horror
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pleaded and writhed in bodily and mental pain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
ironsnounUS /ˈaɪərnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
mementosnounUS /mɪˈmentoʊz/
plural of “memento” — a reminder of past events
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading He pleaded and writhed in bodily and mental pain.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
NegronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading He pleaded and writhed in bodily and mental pain.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
piecemealadjectiveUS /ˈpiːsmiːl/
one thing at a time
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading He pleaded and writhed in bodily and mental pain.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
shredsnounUS /ʃredz/
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
push forcefully
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
unclesnounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The child's father, her brother, and two uncles then gathered about the Negro as he lay fastened to the torture platform and thrust hot irons into his quivering flesh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was horrible--the man dying by slow torture in the midst of smoke from his own burning flesh.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His clothes were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them away as mementos.
writhedadjectiveUS /rɪθd/
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading He pleaded and writhed in bodily and mental pain.
