AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I heard him muttering about the woman at the Lust Haus."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
approvedadjectiveUS /əˈpruːvd/
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Showing what became of the red-herring.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
flappingnounUS /ˈflæpɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
Haus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I heard him muttering about the woman at the Lust Haus."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard him muttering about the woman at the Lust Haus."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard him muttering about the woman at the Lust Haus."
informingnounUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
LustnounUS /lʌst/
a strong sexual desire
From this reading "I heard him muttering about the woman at the Lust Haus."
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
methodnounUS /ˈmeθəd/
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
mutteringnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading "I heard him muttering about the woman at the Lust Haus."
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
ObadiahnounUS /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Showing what became of the red-herring.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
re-appearance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
red-herring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Showing what became of the red-herring.
relieveverbUS /rɪˈliːv/
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
ShowingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Showing what became of the red-herring.
skipper'snounUS /ˈskɪpərz/
possessive form of “skipper” — a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
Smallbones
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
sortsnounUS /sɔːrts/
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
spokesnounUS /spoʊks/
plural of “spoke” — support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
surrenderedverbUS /sərˈendərd/
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Showing what became of the red-herring.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "The skipper's out o' sorts again this morning," said Obadiah, after a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
Vanslyperken
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
warmingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrmɪŋ/
imparting heat
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Smallbones soon made his re-appearance, informing Mr Vanslyperken that his breakfast was ready for him, and Mr Vanslyperken, feeling himself quite ready for his breakfast, went down below.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Showing what became of the red-herring.
wheelverbUS /wiːl/
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A minute after he had disappeared, another man came up to relieve the one at the wheel, who, as soon as he had surrendered up the spokes, commenced warming himself after the most approved method, by flapping his arms round his body.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I heard him muttering about the woman at the Lust Haus."
