AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading There were passengers on board for China, Japan, India and Australia.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were under loose discipline and were inclined to be hilarious.
BEAUTIFULadjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
boardnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading There were passengers on board for China, Japan, India and Australia.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading There were passengers on board for China, Japan, India and Australia.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading They were under loose discipline and were inclined to be hilarious.
dozensnounUS /ˈdʌzənz/
a large number or amount
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were passengers on board for China, Japan, India and Australia.
furloughverbUS /ˈfɜːrloʊ/
dismiss, usually for economic reasons
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
hilariousadjectiveUS /hɪˈleriəs/
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
From this reading They were under loose discipline and were inclined to be hilarious.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
inclinedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪnd/
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading They were under loose discipline and were inclined to be hilarious.
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading There were passengers on board for China, Japan, India and Australia.
JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading There were passengers on board for China, Japan, India and Australia.
livelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪvli/
full of life and energy
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
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 A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading They were under loose discipline and were inclined to be hilarious.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
MediterraneannounUS /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading There were passengers on board for China, Japan, India and Australia.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
STRANGERnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A half hundred soldiers, returning to the East, after a long furlough at home, made the ship lively.
trimmingnounUS /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/
the act of adding decoration
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were under loose discipline and were inclined to be hilarious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER They were now well along in the Mediterranean.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The air was cool and crisp, yet there were dozens of people on deck watching the sunset and the sailors who were trimming the ship.
