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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
afraid
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From this reading "Who's afraid?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
angry
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
aperture
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
attitude
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
away
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
buffetings
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
CASTLE
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From this reading THE CASTLE DUNGEON.
countenances
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
defiance
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
died
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
DUNGEON
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From this reading THE CASTLE DUNGEON.
face
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
feeling
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
foes
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
footsteps
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
Gradually
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
heart
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
hero
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
Hugh
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
imprisoned
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
insult
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
John
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
kept
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
kicks
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
last
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
looking
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
narrow
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
pain
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
Picton
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
proud
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
relaxed
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
retreating
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
rigid
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
say
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
seen
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
set
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
shan't
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
Smith
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
some
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
sound
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From this reading Gradually, however, as the sound of retreating footsteps died away, the rigid attitude of the hero relaxed.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CASTLE DUNGEON.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
thus
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
time
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
triumphant
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
up
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From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
Who's
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From this reading "Who's afraid?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For some time after Hugh John was thus imprisoned, he stood looking up with a face of set defiance through the narrow aperture above, where he had last seen the triumphant countenances of his foes.
words
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From this reading They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid!" were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings.
