adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
diminishverbUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
decrease in size, extent, or range
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
fadeverbUS /feɪd/
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
flightnounUS /flaɪt/
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
flotsamnounUS /ˈflɑːtsəm/
the floating wreckage of a ship
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
formedadjectiveUS /fɔːrmd/
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
hand-to-handadjective
being at close quarters
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
immured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
leaningadjectiveUS /ˈliːnɪŋ/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
lumpsnounUS /lʌmps/
plural of “lump” — a compact mass
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
mudnounUS /mʌd/
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
overpoweredverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/
past form of “overpower” — overcome by superior force
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
ScatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
SlowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
stragglingadjective
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
stumpsnounUS /stʌmps/
plural of “stump” — the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
takesnounUS /teɪks/
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Scattered and straggling, the herd takes flight in a fever of fear, their feet pulling huge stumps of mud out of the ground.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
veerverbUS /vɪr/
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We watch the human flotsam fade away, and the lumps of them diminish, immured in enormous clothes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Is it the hand-to-hand fight of two soldiers who have overpowered each other in death and still hold their own, who can never again lose their grip?
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading We get up, and at once the icy wind makes us tremble like trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Slowly we veer towards the mass formed by two men curiously joined, leaning shoulder to shoulder, and each with an arm round the neck of the other.
