Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
able
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
apparently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
awoke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
black
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
blankly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
coast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
darkness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
dim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
distinctly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
doubly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
far
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
FLESH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
forbidding
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
forms
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
frightened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
general
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
Hugh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
Lady
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
landed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
landing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
large
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
mammoth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
moonlit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
outline
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
realization
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
reassuring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
remembrance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
rocks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
rose
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
rubbed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
see
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
sentinels
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
shore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
sky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
stared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
STONE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
strange
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
SUCCEEDS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
Tennys
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
trip
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
twin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
Two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two mammoth rocks, as large apparently as the one they had left behind, rose toward the hazy moonlit sky, far in shore, like twin sentinels, black and forbidding.
unique
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Despite the darkness, they were able to see quite distinctly the general outline of the coast.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FLESH SUCCEEDS STONE Lady Tennys rubbed her eyes and stared blankly about her when Hugh awoke her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If their first landing place was wonderful, this was doubly so.
words
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness and the strange forms frightened her, but his reassuring words brought remembrance of the unique trip and with it the dim realization that they had landed at last.
