abatedverbUS /əˈbeɪtɪd/
past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
ACHETE
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From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
blindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
burdenedadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrdənd/
bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
dismountverb
alight from (a horse)
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
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 The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
hurricanenounUS /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
JE
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From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
labornounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
soilnounUS /sɔɪl/
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
travailnounUS /trəˈveɪl/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
VIEverbUS /vaɪ/
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
VOTRE
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From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
VOUS
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From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
