adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What you call rough, little man.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/
deem to be
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What you call rough, little man.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What you call rough, little man.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
sailverbUS /seɪl/
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
sailornounUS /ˈseɪlər/
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
to-day
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From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you call rough, little man.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading But as you are grown such a very good sailor, and also as the sea is all but smooth, I think we will have a sail in the yacht to-day, and that a tolerably long one.
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I have never been ill yet, though it has been quite rough again and again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Come: I suppose you consider yourself quite a good sailor by now?
