adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
billionsnounUS /ˈbɪljənz/
plural of “billion” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
densitynounUS /ˈdensəti/
the amount per unit size
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
ImagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
impalpableadjective
incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
inklingnounUS /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
ninetyadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnti/
being ten more than eighty
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
retainverbUS /rɪˈteɪn/
hold back within
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
tearingnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
vagueadjectiveUS /veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
