adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Therefore, if any plan can be found, he desires to spare their lives.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Therefore, if any plan can be found, he desires to spare their lives.”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Therefore, if any plan can be found, he desires to spare their lives.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
Hafela
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From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
heraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
HOKOSA
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From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
LIFTEDadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Therefore, if any plan can be found, he desires to spare their lives.”
ManyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
Nodwengo
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From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
planverbUS /plæn/
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Therefore, if any plan can be found, he desires to spare their lives.”
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading Therefore, if any plan can be found, he desires to spare their lives.”
spear-cast
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From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Therefore, if any plan can be found, he desires to spare their lives.”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, if any plan can be found, he desires to spare their lives.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
treatverbUS /triːt/
interact in a certain way
From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
UPadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now Hokosa spoke with the king, and answered:-- “Then let Hafela come beneath the wall and we will talk with him.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Many men have fallen on either side, and if this war goes on, though victory must be his at last, many more will fall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOKOSA IS LIFTED UP “What would you?” asked Hokosa of the herald as he halted a short spear-cast from the wall.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My master, the Prince Hafela, desires to treat with your master, Nodwengo.
