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19
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From this reading 19.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
any
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From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
arena
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
awful
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
better
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
chattered
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
cheering
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
children
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
clapping
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
craned
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
excitement
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
eyes
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
fans
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
floor
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
frantic
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
get
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
hand
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From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
head
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From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
heat
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From this reading The heat was intense!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
human
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
II
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From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
incessantly
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
intense
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From this reading The heat was intense!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
JOSHUA
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From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
laughing
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
like
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
monkeys
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
necks
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
nostrils
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
opposite
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
pack
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
public
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
rose
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
sear
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
sickening
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
stench
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heat was intense!
there
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
thousands
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
tribunes
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From this reading The glare from the tribunes opposite seemed to sear the eyes, and from below there rose to the nostrils that awful sickening stench of human blood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "His blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him."--JOSHUA II.
view
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heat was intense!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
women
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From this reading The public, frantic with excitement, was clapping and cheering; thousands of necks were craned to get a better view into the floor of the arena, thousands of fans were fluttering, children were laughing and women chattered incessantly, like a pack of monkeys.
