adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He cut two bunches, and with one across his shoulder came back down through the trees.
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/
acted upon; influenced
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
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 The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He cut two bunches, and with one across his shoulder came back down through the trees.
banananounUS /bəˈnænə/
any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
bunchesnounUS /ˈbʌntʃəz/
plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He cut two bunches, and with one across his shoulder came back down through the trees.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
cyclonenounUS /sɪˈkloʊn/
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
destructionnounUS /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
dispensationnounUS /ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən/
an exemption from some rule or obligation
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He cut two bunches, and with one across his shoulder came back down through the trees.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
felledverbUS /feld/
past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
fruitnounUS /fruːt/
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
KEEPERnounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
LAGOONnounUS /ləˈɡuːn/
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He cut two bunches, and with one across his shoulder came back down through the trees.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
proceededverbUS /prəˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He cut two bunches, and with one across his shoulder came back down through the trees.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
specialadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
tanglenounUS /ˈtæŋɡəl/
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The banana trees had not suffered at all; as if by some special dispensation of Providence even the great bunches of fruit had been scarcely injured, and he proceeded to climb and cut them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He cut two bunches, and with one across his shoulder came back down through the trees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To reach the place he wanted, Dick had to climb over felled trees and fight his way through a tangle of vines that had once hung overhead.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had got half across the sands, his head bent under the load, when a distant call came to him, and, raising his head, he saw the boat adrift in the middle of the lagoon, and the figure of the girl in the bow of it waving to him with her arm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He cut two bunches, and with one across his shoulder came back down through the trees.
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE KEEPER OF THE LAGOON The woods here had been less affected by the cyclone than those upon the other side of the island, but there had been destruction enough.
