AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
fillverbUS /fɪl/
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
flashverbUS /flæʃ/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading In a flash, Malipieri understood.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Stay here!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
Malipieri
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From this reading In a flash, Malipieri understood.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
overflownounUS /ˈoʊvərfloʊ/
a large flow
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
shaftnounUS /ʃæft/
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
StayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Stay here!
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading In a flash, Malipieri understood.
vaultnounUS /vɒlt/
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
vaultsnounUS /vɔːlts/
plural of “vault” — a burial chamber (usually underground)
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
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 A broad stream of water was pouring down, and spreading on each side in the space between the vaults.
weightedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dry well had filled, but the overflow shaft was covered with the weighted boards, and only a little water could get down through the cracks.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The rest was pouring down the passage, and would soon fill the vault, which was at a much lower level.
