alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Save that more dead littered the rolling brown landscape.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
creakedverbUS /kriːkt/
past form of “creak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
crowdsnounUS /kraʊdz/
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading Horsemen and foot soldiers struggled in crowds the length of the valley.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Save that more dead littered the rolling brown landscape.
deigningverbUS /ˈdeɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “deign” — do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Horsemen and foot soldiers struggled in crowds the length of the valley.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
HorsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Horsemen and foot soldiers struggled in crowds the length of the valley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Horsemen and foot soldiers struggled in crowds the length of the valley.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Save that more dead littered the rolling brown landscape.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Horsemen and foot soldiers struggled in crowds the length of the valley.
litteredadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərd/
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading Save that more dead littered the rolling brown landscape.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Save that more dead littered the rolling brown landscape.
moundnounUS /maʊnd/
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Save that more dead littered the rolling brown landscape.
except for; apart from
From this reading Save that more dead littered the rolling brown landscape.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Horsemen and foot soldiers struggled in crowds the length of the valley.
in or at or to some place
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
not in physical motion
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Horsemen and foot soldiers struggled in crowds the length of the valley.
TartarsnounUS /ˈtɑːrtərz/
plural of “tartar” — a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Save that more dead littered the rolling brown landscape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charles still stood on his mound, not deigning to get into the fight himself.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
unchangedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒd/
not made or become different
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The battle seemed unchanged as his cart creaked and rattled along the narrow dirt track leading through the hills west of the valley.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Tartars, whom he had come to kill, must be fighting down there somewhere.
