AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A leak at sea is a serious menace.
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 faces of all grew grave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A leak at sea is a serious menace.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
CrossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/
a movement into or inward
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The faces of all grew grave.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading The faces of all grew grave.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The faces of all grew grave.
Hazzard
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From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IS KIDNAPPED.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
KIDNAPPEDverbUS /ˈkɪdnæpt/
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IS KIDNAPPED.
leaknounUS /liːk/
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading A leak at sea is a serious menace.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading A leak at sea is a serious menace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The faces of all grew grave.
orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
plankverbUS /plæŋk/
cover with planks
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
PROFESSORnounUS /prəˈfesər/
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IS KIDNAPPED.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A leak at sea is a serious menace.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading A leak at sea is a serious menace.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
SouthernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
sprainedverbUS /spreɪnd/
past form of “sprain” — twist suddenly so as to sprain
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR IS KIDNAPPED.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
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 The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
weightedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The point at which the water was entering the Southern Cross was soon found to be through a sprained plank a little below the water line.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Hazzard ordered canvas weighted and dropped overboard around the leak so that the pressure of water would hold it there.
