adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be felt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
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From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
calmnessnounUS /ˈkɑːmnəs/
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading The calmness is like Egyptian darkness.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The calmness is like Egyptian darkness.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
EgyptiannounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading The calmness is like Egyptian darkness.
FalconnounUS /ˈfælkən/
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It may be felt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The calmness is like Egyptian darkness.
MALAYnounUS /ˈmeɪleɪ/
a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be felt.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
OceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
PIRATEnounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
stagnationnounUS /stæɡˈneɪʃən/
a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading A calm in other seas is stillness; here on the Indian Ocean it is stagnation.
succeededverbUS /səkˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE MALAY PIRATE Two days had passed since Brandon’s rescue.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The light wind which had brought up the _Falcon_ soon died out, and before the island had been left far behind a calm succeeded, and there was nothing left but to drift.
