adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
Bisesa
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From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
BrokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading Howbeit, in the morning men rose up, Perplexed with horror, crowding to the Shrine.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And some that there was neither song nor cry, But only thunder and the lashing rain.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
Er-Heb
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From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
hewnadjectiveUS /hjuːn/
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading Howbeit, in the morning men rose up, Perplexed with horror, crowding to the Shrine.
Howbeit
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From this reading Howbeit, in the morning men rose up, Perplexed with horror, crowding to the Shrine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Howbeit, in the morning men rose up, Perplexed with horror, crowding to the Shrine.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
lashingnounUS /ˈlæʃɪŋ/
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading And some that there was neither song nor cry, But only thunder and the lashing rain.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Howbeit, in the morning men rose up, Perplexed with horror, crowding to the Shrine.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And some that there was neither song nor cry, But only thunder and the lashing rain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And some that there was neither song nor cry, But only thunder and the lashing rain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading And some that there was neither song nor cry, But only thunder and the lashing rain.
others
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From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
PerplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading Howbeit, in the morning men rose up, Perplexed with horror, crowding to the Shrine.
pitifullyadverbUS /ˈpɪtɪfəli/
to a pitiful degree
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Howbeit, in the morning men rose up, Perplexed with horror, crowding to the Shrine.
sangnounUS /sæŋ/
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
ShrinenounUS /ʃraɪn/
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading And some that there was neither song nor cry, But only thunder and the lashing rain.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
succournoun
assistance in time of difficulty
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
Taman
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From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And some that there was neither song nor cry, But only thunder and the lashing rain.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the third time she cried and put her palms Against the hewn stone leaves, and prayed Taman To spare Er-Heb and take her life for price.
Unlightedadjective
not set afire or burning
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Howbeit, in the morning men rose up, Perplexed with horror, crowding to the Shrine.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
ValleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Some say that from the Unlighted Shrine she cried For succour, very pitifully, thrice, And others that she sang and had no fear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And some that there was neither song nor cry, But only thunder and the lashing rain.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They know who watched, the doors were rent apart And closed upon Bisesa, and the rain Broke like a flood across the Valley, washed The mist away; but louder than the rain The thunder of Taman filled men with fear.
