adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The ship’s doctor had gone below on another “hurry call” from the widow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
AustinnounUS /ˈɔːstən/
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
BanksnounUS /bæŋks/
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The ship’s doctor had gone below on another “hurry call” from the widow.
blizzardnounUS /ˈblɪzərd/
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
boardnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading At the first luncheon on board the widow had sat on the right of Doctor Sparrow, with Austin Ford facing her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But since then, except to the doctor, she had been invisible.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The ship’s doctor had gone below on another “hurry call” from the widow.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading But since then, except to the doctor, she had been invisible.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading At the first luncheon on board the widow had sat on the right of Doctor Sparrow, with Austin Ford facing her.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At the first luncheon on board the widow had sat on the right of Doctor Sparrow, with Austin Ford facing her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
ginnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The ship’s doctor had gone below on another “hurry call” from the widow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the first luncheon on board the widow had sat on the right of Doctor Sparrow, with Austin Ford facing her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading The ship’s doctor had gone below on another “hurry call” from the widow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
InsideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading But since then, except to the doctor, she had been invisible.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading At the first luncheon on board the widow had sat on the right of Doctor Sparrow, with Austin Ford facing her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading At the first luncheon on board the widow had sat on the right of Doctor Sparrow, with Austin Ford facing her.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At the first luncheon on board the widow had sat on the right of Doctor Sparrow, with Austin Ford facing her.
securelyadverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrli/
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But since then, except to the doctor, she had been invisible.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But since then, except to the doctor, she had been invisible.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
sleighnounUS /sleɪ/
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
smoking-room
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From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
SparrownounUS /ˈsperoʊ/
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading At the first luncheon on board the widow had sat on the right of Doctor Sparrow, with Austin Ford facing her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But since then, except to the doctor, she had been invisible.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But since then, except to the doctor, she had been invisible.
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was February off the Banks, and so thick was the weather that, on the upper decks, one could have driven a sleigh.
widownounUS /ˈwɪdoʊ/
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The ship’s doctor had gone below on another “hurry call” from the widow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the first luncheon on board the widow had sat on the right of Doctor Sparrow, with Austin Ford facing her.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Inside the smoking-room Austin Ford, as securely sheltered from the blizzard as though he had been sitting in front of a wood fire at his club, ordered hot gin for himself and the ship’s doctor.
