adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Failure is a sort of treason to the brotherhood, and forfeits pity.
actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
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 But this was by no means all that was to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading And his view was simple enough: you must die brave.
brotherhoodnounUS /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
From this reading Failure is a sort of treason to the brotherhood, and forfeits pity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But this was by no means all that was to come.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But this was by no means all that was to come.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And his view was simple enough: you must die brave.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
any strong feeling
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading And his view was simple enough: you must die brave.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
FailurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/
an act that fails
From this reading Failure is a sort of treason to the brotherhood, and forfeits pity.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
forfeitsnounUS /ˈfɔːrfɪts/
plural of “forfeit” — something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
From this reading Failure is a sort of treason to the brotherhood, and forfeits pity.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Failure is a sort of treason to the brotherhood, and forfeits pity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading But this was by no means all that was to come.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And his view was simple enough: you must die brave.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But this was by no means all that was to come.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Failure is a sort of treason to the brotherhood, and forfeits pity.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Failure is a sort of treason to the brotherhood, and forfeits pity.
scornnounUS /skɔːrn/
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading And his view was simple enough: you must die brave.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Failure is a sort of treason to the brotherhood, and forfeits pity.
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From this reading It was Steve’s perfect bearing that had caught his heart so that he forgot even his scorn of the other man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was by no means all that was to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
treasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading Failure is a sort of treason to the brotherhood, and forfeits pity.
trembledverbUS /ˈtrembəld/
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading And his view was simple enough: you must die brave.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice had trembled, and I felt the deep emotion that seemed to gain upon him now that action was over and he had nothing to do but think.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And his view was simple enough: you must die brave.
