adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
bellsnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
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 No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
boatsnounUS /boʊts/
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
bringingnounUS /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
Croonah
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
Croonah's
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
devotionnounUS /dɪˈvoʊʃən/
feelings of ardent love
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading What have we made each other?
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
gesticulatingadjective
making gestures while speaking
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
Harrington's
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have we made each other?
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
houseflag
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From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
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 No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
letter-bag
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From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What have we made each other?
mailsnounUS /meɪlz/
plural of “mail” — the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
MaltesenounUS /mɔːlˈtiːz/
a native or inhabitant of Malta
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
missivenounUS /ˈmɪsɪv/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What have we made each other?
Papists
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From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
piernounUS /pɪr/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
prownounUS /praʊ/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
quarrelling
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
rowers
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From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
scorenounUS /skɔːr/
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
sooneradverbUS /ˈsuːnər/
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
Valettanoun
the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
vivacitynoun
characterized by high spirits and animation
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This boat was bringing mails to the Croonah, and in the letter-bag Mrs. Harrington's last missive to Luke had found its place.
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 One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One boat, flying the Croonah's houseflag, made its way more leisurely through the still, clear water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What have we made each other?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cathedral bells were calling good Papists to their morning devotion as the Croonah moved into Valetta harbour.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have we made each other?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No sooner did her black prow appear between the pier heads than a score of boats left the steps, their rowers gesticulating, quarrelling, laughing among themselves with Maltese vivacity.
