adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He quarreled with the other sailors, and even with the captain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He became very disagreeable.
captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading He quarreled with the other sailors, and even with the captain.
coastnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then something happened which Selkirk did not like.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading He became very disagreeable.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He quarreled with the other sailors, and even with the captain.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Then something happened which Selkirk did not like.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became very disagreeable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then something happened which Selkirk did not like.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then something happened which Selkirk did not like.
OceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He quarreled with the other sailors, and even with the captain.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
quarreledverbUS /ˈkwɔːrəld/
past form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something
From this reading He quarreled with the other sailors, and even with the captain.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
sailornounUS /ˈseɪlər/
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading He quarreled with the other sailors, and even with the captain.
SelkirknounUS /ˈselkərk/
Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
From this reading Then something happened which Selkirk did not like.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then something happened which Selkirk did not like.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then something happened which Selkirk did not like.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He became very disagreeable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once his ship was sailing in the great Pacific Ocean, It was four hundred miles from the coast of South America.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then something happened which Selkirk did not like.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He quarreled with the other sailors, and even with the captain.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would rather live alone on a desert island than be a sailor on this ship," he said.
