adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading And now I did indeed abandon myself to despair.
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 Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I pressed my knees into the saddle flap, and wondered what the end would be.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
crewnounUS /kruː/
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading And now I did indeed abandon myself to despair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And now I did indeed abandon myself to despair.
DOWNadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And I pressed my knees into the saddle flap, and wondered what the end would be.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
FewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
flapverbUS /flæp/
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading And I pressed my knees into the saddle flap, and wondered what the end would be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
groatnounUS /ɡroʊt/
a former English silver coin worth four pennies
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
heelsnounUS /hiːlz/
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading And now I did indeed abandon myself to despair.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
kneesnounUS /niːz/
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading And I pressed my knees into the saddle flap, and wondered what the end would be.
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 Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And now I did indeed abandon myself to despair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now I did indeed abandon myself to despair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
pressedadjectiveUS /prest/
compacted by ironing
From this reading And I pressed my knees into the saddle flap, and wondered what the end would be.
RIDEverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading And I pressed my knees into the saddle flap, and wondered what the end would be.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
TEMPLEnounUS /ˈtempəl/
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
THEREadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now I did indeed abandon myself to despair.
TREATEDadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
WELLadverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I RIDE DOWN INTO TEMPLE: AND AM WELL TREATED THERE.
wellingverbUS /ˈwelɪŋ/
-ing form of “well” — come up, as of a liquid
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And I pressed my knees into the saddle flap, and wondered what the end would be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading And I pressed my knees into the saddle flap, and wondered what the end would be.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Few would have given a groat for my life, with that crew at my heels; and I least of all, now that my dear comrade was lost.
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The wound in my shoulder was bleeding sore—I could feel the warm stream welling—yet not so sore as my heart.
