Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
ammunition
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We let him go, for we cared not to waste ammunition upon him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One warrior, shot through the back, crawled like a wounded beetle to the forest.
beetle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One warrior, shot through the back, crawled like a wounded beetle to the forest.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
black
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
blue
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
cared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We let him go, for we cared not to waste ammunition upon him.
colored
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
crawled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One warrior, shot through the back, crawled like a wounded beetle to the forest.
dark
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
deep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
fairy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
feathers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We let him go, for we cared not to waste ammunition upon him.
forest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One warrior, shot through the back, crawled like a wounded beetle to the forest.
freshly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
gate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
giving
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
go
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We let him go, for we cared not to waste ammunition upon him.
hand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
headdresses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
held
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We let him go, for we cared not to waste ammunition upon him.
host
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
invisibility
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
joining
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
lay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We let him go, for we cared not to waste ammunition upon him.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One warrior, shot through the back, crawled like a wounded beetle to the forest.
loaded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
loopholenounUS /ˈloophole/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
main
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
men
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
musketnounUS /ˈmusket/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
neck
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We let him go, for we cared not to waste ammunition upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One warrior, shot through the back, crawled like a wounded beetle to the forest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
paint
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
palisade
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
red
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
refuge
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
sand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
sandy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
saw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
shot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One warrior, shot through the back, crawled like a wounded beetle to the forest.
stark
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
stiff
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
town
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
warrior
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One warrior, shot through the back, crawled like a wounded beetle to the forest.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading We let him go, for we cared not to waste ammunition upon him.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We let him go, for we cared not to waste ammunition upon him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Between us and that refuge dead men lay here and there, stiff and stark, with the black paint upon them, and the colored feathers of their headdresses red or blue against the sand.
women
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I drew back from my loophole, and held out my hand to the women for a freshly loaded musket.
woods
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH a loophole in the gate of the palisade I looked, and saw the sandy neck joining the town to the main, and the deep and dark woods beyond, the fairy mantle giving invisibility to a host.
wounded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One warrior, shot through the back, crawled like a wounded beetle to the forest.
