adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading "What if we pass Dawson?"
effortsnounUS /ˈefərts/
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
glimpsesnounUS /ˈɡlɪmpsɪz/
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
helplesslyadverbUS /ˈhelpləsli/
in a helpless manner
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What if we pass Dawson?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
jamverbUS /dʒæm/
press tightly together or cram
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
loomverbUS /luːm/
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading "What if we pass Dawson?"
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading Shorty queried.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
Shorty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shorty queried.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/
possessing sweep
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Night came, and after many efforts, they gave up the attempt to force the boat to shore, and through the darkness they swept helplessly onward.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was clear, and in the light of the cold leaping stars they caught occasional glimpses of the loom of mountains on either hand.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What if we pass Dawson?"
We'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
we're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll walk back," Kit answered, "if we're not crushed in a jam."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What if we pass Dawson?"
