adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
ArchipelagonounUS /ˌɑːrkəˈpeləɡoʊ/
a group of many islands in a large body of water
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
boardnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
boat-builder
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From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
bottledverbUS /ˈbɑːtəld/
past form of “bottle” — store (liquids or gases) in bottles
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
chestnounUS /tʃest/
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
convivialadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪviəl/
occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
drinkernounUS /ˈdrɪŋkər/
a person who drinks liquids
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
EasternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
eventnounUS /ɪˈvent/
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
FinallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
hostnounUS /hoʊst/
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
injuriesnounUS /ˈɪndʒəriz/
plural of “injury” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
LowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
Miller'snounUS /ˈmɪlərz/
possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
Oscott's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
PolynesianounUS /ˌpɑːlɪˈniːʒə/
the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
Rotoava
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From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
sailedverbUS /seɪld/
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
shedverbUS /ʃed/
get rid of
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
sociableadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
stayedverbUS /steɪd/
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
THYRA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
tradenounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
tradernounUS /ˈtreɪdər/
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
tradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
undoingnounUS /ənˈduːɪŋ/
an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
From this reading But this latter event was poor Tom Oscott's undoing, and in the end he took his chest of tools on board the THYRA trading brig, and sailed away to Polynesia.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He was by trade a boat-builder, having had, in his early days, a shed at Miller's Point, in Sydney, where he made money and married a wife.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading I stayed once at Rotoava--in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia--while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My host, the Rotoava trader, was a sociable old pirate, whose convivial soul would never let him drink alone.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Finally, after many years' wandering, he settled down at Rotoava as a trader and boat-builder, and became a noted drinker of bottled beer.
