adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Darkness came.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
DarknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Darkness came.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
doublyadverbUS /ˈdʌbli/
to double the degree
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading No one stopped for food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one stopped for food.
forcesnounUS /ˈfɔːrsɪz/
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
lanternsnounUS /ˈlæntərnz/
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one stopped for food.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one stopped for food.
overwhelmverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
practisedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktɪst/
skillful after much practice
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
probabilitiesnounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiːz/
plural of “probability” — a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading No one stopped for food.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading By day the men, practised in such matters, could at least judge of the probabilities of a break.
terrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/
causing extreme terror
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading By the light of lanterns the struggle went on, doubly terrifying in the mystery of night.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At night they had to work blindly, uncertain at what moment the forces they could not see would cut loose to overwhelm them.
