used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading He was stunned by the awful catastrophe that had occurred.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was stunned by the awful catastrophe that had occurred.
captain'snounUS /ˈkæptənz/
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading He was stunned by the awful catastrophe that had occurred.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The horror of it had laid hold upon every soul on the _Iroquois_.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was stunned by the awful catastrophe that had occurred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was stunned by the awful catastrophe that had occurred.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
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 THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The horror of it had laid hold upon every soul on the _Iroquois_.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The horror of it had laid hold upon every soul on the _Iroquois_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
IroquoisnounUS /ˈɪrəkwɔɪ/
any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution
From this reading The horror of it had laid hold upon every soul on the _Iroquois_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The horror of it had laid hold upon every soul on the _Iroquois_.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
jubilationnounUS /ˌdʒuːbəˈleɪʃən/
a feeling of extreme joy
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The horror of it had laid hold upon every soul on the _Iroquois_.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
the force of workers available
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
not any; not one
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading He was stunned by the awful catastrophe that had occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The horror of it had laid hold upon every soul on the _Iroquois_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The horror of it had laid hold upon every soul on the _Iroquois_.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading He was stunned by the awful catastrophe that had occurred.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was stunned by the awful catastrophe that had occurred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The horror of it had laid hold upon every soul on the _Iroquois_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart.
wipedverbUS /waɪpt/
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Nine men that he had been living with, and had come to like, had suddenly been wiped out of existence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE RESCUE Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy.
