AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
accordancenounUS /əˈkɔːrdəns/
concurrence of opinion
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
AheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
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 A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
clocknounUS /klɑːk/
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
convincedadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnst/
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Just how far they would go was left undecided.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
Fred
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From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
Growlernoun
a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
half-past
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From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
half-way
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From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
how
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From this reading Just how far they would go was left undecided.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Just how far they would go was left undecided.
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 IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
RomenounUS /roʊm/
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
suggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/
an idea that is suggested
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
TAVERNnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
undecidedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd/
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
From this reading Just how far they would go was left undecided.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just how far they would go was left undecided.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I hear," said Fred, "that we can stop at a village half-way between here and Rome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A hasty examination convinced them that all their belongings were safe.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading IN THE TAVERN About half-past eight o 'clock the Go Ahead boys returned to the dock where the Black Growler had been left.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In accordance with the suggestion which had been made they soon decided to set forth on their voyage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Just how far they would go was left undecided.
