adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
beardnounUS /bɪrd/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
crewnounUS /kruː/
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
crosswiseadjectiveUS /ˈkrɔːswaɪz/
lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
indolent-looking
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From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
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 For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
mastnounUS /mæst/
a vertical spar for supporting sails
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
membernounUS /ˈmembər/
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
oilskinnoun
a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
red-facedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
showersnounUS /ˈʃaʊərz/
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He seemed completely indifferent, even though showers of spray blew, one after another, straight into his face.
thwartnounUS /θwɔːrt/
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The third member of the crew lay down across the boat behind the thwart; he put a folded oilskin jacket under his head and fell asleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For a long time, almost an hour, I lay in silence, thinking only of what I saw and heard around me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The second member of the crew sat crosswise over the thwart with his back to the mast.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He too was young, his beard just beginning to grow, red-faced, quiet and rather indolent-looking.
