adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
accuratelyadverbUS /ˈækjərətli/
with few mistakes
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
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 I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading And a yacht race, with a pair of rivals on your beam, is very much the same.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
blursnounUS /blɜːrz/
plural of “blur” — a hazy or indistinct representation
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
boathousenounUS /ˈboʊtˈhaʊs/
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
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From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
chaoticadjectiveUS /keɪˈɑːtɪk/
lacking a visible order or organization
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
CookenounUS /kʊk/
United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
describeverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/
give a description of
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
irrelevantadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreləvənt/
having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
lucidadjectiveUS /ˈluːsəd/
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And a yacht race, with a pair of rivals on your beam, is very much the same.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
noonnounUS /nuːn/
the middle of the day
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And a yacht race, with a pair of rivals on your beam, is very much the same.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading And a yacht race, with a pair of rivals on your beam, is very much the same.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading And a yacht race, with a pair of rivals on your beam, is very much the same.
RacesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
rivalsnounUS /ˈraɪvəlz/
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading And a yacht race, with a pair of rivals on your beam, is very much the same.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading And a yacht race, with a pair of rivals on your beam, is very much the same.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
velocipedenoun
any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have already tried to describe a part of what took place in that hour and a half, although even now I cannot get it all straight in my mind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was, accurately as I can remember, half after noon when Mr. Cooke first caught the smoke over the point, for the sun was very high: at two our fate had been decided.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Races, when a great deal is at stake, are more or less chaotic: a close four miles in a college eight is a succession of blurs with lucid but irrelevant intervals.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading And a yacht race, with a pair of rivals on your beam, is very much the same.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The weary months of hard work are forgotten, and you are quite as apt to think of your first velocipede, or of the pie that is awaiting you in the boathouse, as of victory and defeat.
