adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
agileadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəl/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
ancestorsnounUS /ˈænsestərz/
plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
beatenadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
benumbedadjective
lacking sensation
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
brilliantadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪljənt/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
Cappy
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From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
coincidentlyadverb
happening at the same time
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
corneredadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrnərd/
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
coursed
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From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
Don't
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From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
EnoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
executivenounUS /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/
a person responsible for the administration of a business
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
five-feet-four
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From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
foxnounUS /fɑːks/
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
gallantadjectiveUS /ˈɡælənt/
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
impactnounUS /ˌɪmˈpækt/
the striking of one body against another
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
landlubbernoun
a person who lives and works on land
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
paralysisnounUS /pərˈæləsəs/
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
physicaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
presumablyadverbUS /prəˈzuːməbli/
by reasonable assumption
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
RicksnounUS /rɪks/
plural of “rick” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
schemedverbUS /skiːmd/
past form of “scheme” — form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading They inspired him; his agile old brain, benumbed by the shock of the exciting events of the last quarter of an hour, threw off its paralysis; his little five-feet-four body thrilled with the impact of a sudden brilliant idea.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
titlenounUS /ˈtaɪtəl/
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Old he was, and a landlubber, for all his courtesy title; but in his veins there coursed the blood of a long line of fighting ancestors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first time in his life Cappy Ricks was in financial and physical danger coincidently.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It occurred to him now that in all his life he had never cried “Enough;” that always, when cornered and presumably beaten, he had gone into executive session with himself and, fox that he was, schemed a way out.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading In this supreme moment there came to him now the words of the gallant Lawrence: “Don't give up the ship!”
