adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
alikeadverbUS /əˈlaɪk/
equally
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
BluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
CalendarnounUS /ˈkæləndər/
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
climatesnounUS /ˈklaɪməts/
plural of “climate” — the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
equatornounUS /ɪˈkweɪtər/
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
forty-sevenadjective
being seven more than forty
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
liesnounUS /laɪz/
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
locustnounUS /ˈloʊkəst/
migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
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From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
QuebecnounUS /kwəˈbek/
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Bluff is at the bottom of the middle island, and is away down south, nearly forty-seven degrees below the equator.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It lies as far south of the line as Quebec lies north of it, and the climates of the two should be alike; but for some reason or other it has not been so arranged.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
Wilson'snounUS /ˈwɪlsənz/
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nature makes the locust with an appetite for crops; man would have made him with an appetite for sand.
ZealandnounUS /ˈziːlənd/
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading We spent part of an afternoon and a night at sea, and reached Bluff, in New Zealand, early in the morning.
