adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And now comes the queer point about the whole business.
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 First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now comes the queer point about the whole business.
Armitage
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From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
bowelsnounUS /ˈbaʊəlz/
the center of the Earth
From this reading First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And now comes the queer point about the whole business.
cavenounUS /keɪv/
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And now comes the queer point about the whole business.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
describeverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/
give a description of
From this reading How shall I describe it?
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
extraordinaryadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
how
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From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How shall I describe it?
loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Secondly, in spite of this suggestion of distance, it was very loud.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now comes the queer point about the whole business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading And now comes the queer point about the whole business.
queeradjectiveUS /kwɪr/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading And now comes the queer point about the whole business.
readilyadverbUS /ˈredəli/
without much difficulty
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
reflectingadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪŋ/
causing reflection or having a device that reflects
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
SecondlyadverbUS /ˈsekəndli/
in the second place
From this reading Secondly, in spite of this suggestion of distance, it was very loud.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How shall I describe it?
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Secondly, in spite of this suggestion of distance, it was very loud.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
statementsnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənts/
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
suggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Secondly, in spite of this suggestion of distance, it was very loud.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now comes the queer point about the whole business.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Secondly, in spite of this suggestion of distance, it was very loud.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First of all, it seemed to be a great distance away, far down in the bowels of the earth.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Secondly, in spite of this suggestion of distance, it was very loud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was still standing near the mouth of the cave turning over in my mind the various statements of Armitage, and reflecting how readily they could be explained away, when suddenly, from the depth of the tunnel beside me, there issued a most extraordinary sound.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And now comes the queer point about the whole business.
