AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGE COLLISION.
adventurersnounUS /ædˈventʃərərz/
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
ascertainverbUS /ˌæsərˈteɪn/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
Ben'snounUS /benz/
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys laughed.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
COLLISIONnounUS /kəˈlɪʒən/
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading A STRANGE COLLISION.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The boys laughed.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
lurchverbUS /lɜːrtʃ/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
positionsnounUS /pəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
secureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
silencesnounUS /ˈsaɪlənsɪz/
plural of “silence” — the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
STRANGEadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE COLLISION.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We left them sitting on the bow--or rather perched there in positions none too secure in case of a sudden lurch of the ship.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I smell land," had been Ben's sudden exclamation after one of the prolonged silences which, as has been said, possessed them that night.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We must now turn back and ascertain what has become of our young adventurers and their rugged old companion.
