adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
avoidverbUS /əˈvɔɪd/
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
craftnounUS /kræft/
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
flagrantadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪɡrənt/
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
handleverbUS /ˈhændəl/
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
Jermyn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
landsmannounUS /ˈlændzmən/
a person who lives and works on land
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
manouvre
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
miscalled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
misunderstoodadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
wrongly understood
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
pennounUS /pen/
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
seamanshipnoun
skill in sailing
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
sparverbUS /spɑːr/
furnish with spars
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
vesselnounUS /ˈvesəl/
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading I may be told that I have burned that devoted vessel as nothing ever burned on land or sea.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nothing know I of seamanship, save what one could not avoid picking up on the round voyage of the _Lady Jermyn_, never to be completed on this globe.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now I am aboard a craft I handle for myself, and must make shift to handle a second time with this frail pen.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Remember (if indeed there be any need to remind you) that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale.
