adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Smoke, heavy with the odor of burned gunpowder, drifted about the room.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The five made no attempt to pursue.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Smoke, heavy with the odor of burned gunpowder, drifted about the room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
currentsnounUS /ˈkɜːrənts/
plural of “current” — a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Smoke, heavy with the odor of burned gunpowder, drifted about the room.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The five made no attempt to pursue.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
glitteredverbUS /ˈɡlɪtərd/
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
gunpowdernounUS /ˈɡʌnpaʊdər/
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
From this reading Smoke, heavy with the odor of burned gunpowder, drifted about the room.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Smoke, heavy with the odor of burned gunpowder, drifted about the room.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The five made no attempt to pursue.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The five made no attempt to pursue.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
odornounUS /ˈoʊdər/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading Smoke, heavy with the odor of burned gunpowder, drifted about the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
pursueverbUS /pərˈsuː/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading The five made no attempt to pursue.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Smoke, heavy with the odor of burned gunpowder, drifted about the room.
shutteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌtərd/
provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
SmokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Smoke, heavy with the odor of burned gunpowder, drifted about the room.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The five made no attempt to pursue.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The five made no attempt to pursue.
tomahawksnounUS /ˈtɑːməhɔːks/
plural of “tomahawk” — weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
trailnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Their tomahawks lay upon the floor, and glittered when the light from the fire fell upon them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Henry threw open the two shuttered windows, and fresh currents of air poured into the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In fact, they did not leave the cabin, but stood there a while, looking down at the fallen, hideous with war paint, but now at the end of their last trail.
