adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
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 This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some effort had to be made to secure relief.
beachnounUS /biːtʃ/
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
BOATnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
boatsnounUS /boʊts/
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
chancesnounUS /ˈtʃænsəz/
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
discussedverbUS /dɪˈskʌst/
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Some effort had to be made to secure relief.
exposurenounUS /ɪkˈspoʊʒər/
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
GeorgianounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some effort had to be made to secure relief.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
healthnounUS /helθ/
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
JOURNEYverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
labournounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
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 Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
paintersnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
positionsnounUS /pəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
PrivationnounUS /praɪˈveɪʃən/
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
reachingnounUS /ˈriːtʃɪŋ/
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Some effort had to be made to secure relief.
rocksnounUS /rɑːks/
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
secureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading Some effort had to be made to secure relief.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some effort had to be made to secure relief.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
tasknounUS /tæsk/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BOAT JOURNEY The increasing sea made it necessary for us to drag the boats farther up the beach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This was a task for all hands, and after much labour we got the boats into safe positions among the rocks and made fast the painters to big boulders.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Privation and exposure had left their mark on the party, and the health and mental condition of several men were causing me serious anxiety.
WildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
Worsley
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From this reading Then I discussed with Wild and Worsley the chances of reaching South Georgia before the winter locked the seas against us.
