adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Leave your wounded where they are.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There will be no retreat!” said General Turner.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never saw a cannon bleed before.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
bleedverbUS /bliːd/
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading I never saw a cannon bleed before.
cannonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading I never saw a cannon bleed before.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
LeaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading “Leave your wounded where they are.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never saw a cannon bleed before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “There will be no retreat!” said General Turner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
retreatnounUS /riˈtriːt/
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “There will be no retreat!” said General Turner.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There will be no retreat!” said General Turner.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I never saw a cannon bleed before.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There will be no retreat!” said General Turner.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Leave your wounded where they are.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
TurnernounUS /ˈtɜːrnər/
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “There will be no retreat!” said General Turner.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Leave your wounded where they are.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There will be no retreat!” said General Turner.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Colonel Carter, commanding the right wing, turned his head for a second at the sound of a horse's feet and found the general beside him.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Had I better have my wounded laid in a wagon, sir?” he suggested, “in case you find it necessary to fall back?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Leave your wounded where they are.
