AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
admitverbUS /ədˈmɪt/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading This, I believe, is the Ord River.
blacksnounUS /blæks/
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
BrunonounUS /ˈbruːnoʊ/
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
CastlesnounUS /ˈkæsəlz/
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
catamarannounUS /ˌkætəmərˈæn/
a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
concertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
constructedverbUS /kənˈstrʌktəd/
past form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
decorateverbUS /ˈdekəreɪt/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
depressionnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
drumsnounUS /drʌmz/
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
EasieradjectiveUS /ˈiːziər/
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
exceptionallyadverbUS /ɪkˈsepʃənəli/
to an exceptional degree
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
FerventadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrvənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
foughtverbUS /fɔːt/
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
goose-skin
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From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
How
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From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
improveverbUS /ˌɪmˈpruːv/
to make better
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, I believe, is the Ord River.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
luxuriouslyadverb
in an indulgently luxurious manner
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
NNEnoun
the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
Ord
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From this reading This, I believe, is the Ord River.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
performernounUS /pərˈfɔːrmər/
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
prayernounUS /prer/
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading This, I believe, is the Ord River.
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, I believe, is the Ord River.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE. direction to Cambridge Gulf.
TrappingnounUS /ˈtræpɪŋ/
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we constructed a catamaran, and were able to travel easily and luxuriously upon it, always spending the night ashore.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
wild-cats
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From this reading Easier travel--The girls improve--How the blacks received them--A large hut--A dainty dish--What might have been--The girls decorate their home--Bruno as a performer--"A teacher of swimming"--How we fought depression--Castles in the air--A strange concert--Trapping wild-cats--The girls' terror of solitude--Fervent prayer--A goose-skin football--How I made drums.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This catamaran was exceptionally large, and long enough to admit of our standing upright on it with perfect safety.
