AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ADRIFT ON A FLOATING ISLAND.
ADRIFTadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading ADRIFT ON A FLOATING ISLAND.
adventurersnounUS /ædˈventʃərərz/
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
amazementnounUS /əˈmeɪzmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
approachingnounUS /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
Barnes
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From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
beachnounUS /biːtʃ/
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
BennounUS /ben/
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
BillynounUS /ˈbɪli/
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
concealmentnounUS /kənˈsiːlmənt/
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
FLOATINGadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading ADRIFT ON A FLOATING ISLAND.
FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
ISLANDnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading ADRIFT ON A FLOATING ISLAND.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
neareradverbUS /ˈnɪrər/
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ADRIFT ON A FLOATING ISLAND.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
StubbsnounUS /stʌbz/
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The next moment both lads broke into a loud exclamation of surprise.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voices grew nearer and suddenly to his amazement Frank heard his own name mentioned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those approaching their place of concealment were Billy Barnes and Ben Stubbs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be difficult to say which pair of adventurers were more astonished as they met on the beach.
