adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WOLVES AND THE DEVOURERS.
approachverbUS /əˈproʊtʃ/
move towards
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
approachingnounUS /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
attacknounUS /əˈtæk/
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading It was there that the Wolves began their attack.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was there that the Wolves began their attack.
CommonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
DEVOURERS
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From this reading THE WOLVES AND THE DEVOURERS.
Dwelling-house
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From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
garden-wall
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From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
hostilitynounUS /hɑːˈstɪləti/
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
inflamedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈfleɪmd/
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
lawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/
without law or control
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
marchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
MarshalverbUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
place in proper rank
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
precipitationnounUS /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/
the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
public-houses
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From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
savageadjectiveUS /ˈsævədʒ/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
Simon'snounUS /ˈsaɪmənz/
possessive form of “simon” — one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOLVES AND THE DEVOURERS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was there that the Wolves began their attack.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was there that the Wolves began their attack.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The precipitation of their march, the halt they had made at two public-houses on the road, their ardent impatience for the approaching struggle, had inflamed these men to a high pitch of savage excitement.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was a frightful thing to view the approach of the lawless crowd, whose first act of hostility had been so fatal to Marshal Simon's father.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading One wing of the Common Dwelling-house, which joined the garden-wall on that side, was next to the fields.
WOLVESnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE WOLVES AND THE DEVOURERS.
