adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stumbled across a grating and swore.
accommodationnounUS /əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃən/
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading He had never, never made any charge for that accommodation.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He stumbled across a grating and swore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stumbled across a grating and swore.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had never, never made any charge for that accommodation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading He had never, never made any charge for that accommodation.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
correspondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
Dutchman's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had never, never made any charge for that accommodation.
funnelsnounUS /ˈfʌnəlz/
plural of “funnel” — a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
gratingnounUS /ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
From this reading He stumbled across a grating and swore.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never, never made any charge for that accommodation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stumbled across a grating and swore.
hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had never, never made any charge for that accommodation.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never, never made any charge for that accommodation.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
to extremes
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
overrunningverbUS /ˈoʊvərrʌnɪŋ/
inflected form of “overrun” — invade in great numbers
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading He stumbled across a grating and swore.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading He stumbled across a grating and swore.
tamelyadverb
in a tame manner
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had never, never made any charge for that accommodation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
tradenounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
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 For his own part he would make a hole in the water rather than look on tamely at the green funnels overrunning his trade.
Whalley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Captain Whalley, his new partner, would not let him probably; besides, it would be only putting off the evil day.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not hesitate to fling the Dutchman’s correspondence overboard--the whole confounded bundle.
