adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
blushingadjectiveUS /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
dishonorverbUS /dɪˈsɑːnər/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
famenounUS /feɪm/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading But when the news reached Scotland, the indignation was general.
GloucesternounUS /ˈɡlɑːstər/
a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
indignationnounUS /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading But when the news reached Scotland, the indignation was general.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
lightningnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
nationnounUS /ˈneɪʃən/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading But when the news reached Scotland, the indignation was general.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But when the news reached Scotland, the indignation was general.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading But when the news reached Scotland, the indignation was general.
ScottishnounUS /ˈskɑːtɪʃ/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
soulsnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
venturedverbUS /ˈventʃərd/
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
vileadjectiveUS /vaɪl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading None of either country, but those in the confidence of Gloucester, knew that Heaven had snatched him from the dishonor of so vile a death.
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
WallacenounUS /ˈwɔːləs/
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when the news reached Scotland, the indignation was general.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when the news reached Scotland, the indignation was general.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The English turned, blushing, from each other, and ventured not to breathe the name of a man whose virtues seemed to have found a sanctuary for his fame in every honest heart.
wrathnounUS /ræθ/
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading The tidings of the dreadful vengeance which Edward had taken against the Scottish nation, by pouring all his wrath upon the head of Wallace, struck like the lightning of heaven through the souls of men.
