adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He now began to suffer from thirst.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
CAVEnounUS /keɪv/
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I dont want to die here, he said.
donnounUS /dɑːn/
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading I dont want to die here, he said.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He now began to suffer from thirst.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I dont want to die here, he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He now began to suffer from thirst.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
parchedadjectiveUS /pɑːrtʃt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
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From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I dont want to die here, he said.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
sipnounUS /sɪp/
a small drink
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He now began to suffer from thirst.
tnounUS /tiː/
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading I dont want to die here, he said.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading He now began to suffer from thirst.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He now began to suffer from thirst.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I dont want to die here, he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been a great deal of excitement, and his throat was parched.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading THE CAVE If I get out of this prison alive, it will be the greatest wonder I have ever known. Pinocchio sat in the spot where he had fallen.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have given anything for a sip of the water he had so carelessly left in the middle of the street only a little while before.
