ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "I hope that in some manner he is able to escape."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
BismarcknounUS /ˈbɪzmɑːrk/
German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
From this reading There they could still make out the distant shape of the _Bismarck_.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There they could still make out the distant shape of the _Bismarck_.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading There they could still make out the distant shape of the _Bismarck_.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "I hope that in some manner he is able to escape."
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
figuresnounUS /ˈfɪɡjərz/
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading "Poor Harris," said Jack.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hope that in some manner he is able to escape."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope that in some manner he is able to escape."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope that in some manner he is able to escape."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I hope that in some manner he is able to escape."
JacknounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Poor Harris," said Jack.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading There they could still make out the distant shape of the _Bismarck_.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I hope that in some manner he is able to escape."
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There they could still make out the distant shape of the _Bismarck_.
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor Harris," said Jack.
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
ragingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Poor Harris," said Jack.
shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading There they could still make out the distant shape of the _Bismarck_.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I hope that in some manner he is able to escape."
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading There they could still make out the distant shape of the _Bismarck_.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There they could still make out the distant shape of the _Bismarck_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
UNKNOWNadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
UNMASKS
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She rode quietly in the water, and there was nothing about her appearance to tell the three in the motor boat of the terrible struggle that was raging even at that moment.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE UNKNOWN UNMASKS With the coming of dawn the three figures in the little motor boat gazed back in the direction from whence they had come.
