aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
(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 Our American prisoners were nearly all cheery fellows.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Our American prisoners were nearly all cheery fellows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
barbsnounUS /bɑːrbz/
plural of “barb” — an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Our American prisoners were nearly all cheery fellows.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
eelsnounUS /iːlz/
plural of “eel” — the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Our American prisoners were nearly all cheery fellows.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
lagoonnounUS /ləˈɡuːn/
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Our American prisoners were nearly all cheery fellows.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our American prisoners were nearly all cheery fellows.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Our American prisoners were nearly all cheery fellows.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
shaftsnounUS /ʃæfts/
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
speared
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From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
spearingverbUS /ˈspɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “spear” — pierce with a spear
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They seemed to know all about the art of fishing, and taught us Germans things we had never dreamed of.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our American prisoners were nearly all cheery fellows.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They were accustomed to what in the States, along the Gulf of Mexico, is called spearing eels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of them fitted in with the new life better than my men.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading They fastened iron barbs to shafts of wood and with these speared big fish in the coral lagoon.
