adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
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 The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
bellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
chairsnounUS /tʃerz/
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
containedadjectiveUS /kənˈteɪnd/
gotten under control
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
craftnounUS /kræft/
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
directingadjectiveUS /dərˈektɪŋ/
showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
divans
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
endsnounUS /endz/
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
fishnounUS /fɪʃ/
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
largeradjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
notesnounUS /noʊts/
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
ovalnounUS /ˈoʊvəl/
a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
pilot-wheel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
raiseverbUS /reɪz/
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
recliningnounUS /rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading As it slowly rose to the surface they saw that it contained five or six men, sitting in easy chairs and reclining on luxurious divans.
telescopeverbUS /ˈteləskoʊp/
crush together or collapse
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
vesselnounUS /ˈvesəl/
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The vessel stopped, and one of the men sprang up and raised an instrument that looked like a telescope to his eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
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 Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of them sat at a sort of pilot-wheel and was directing the course of the strange craft, which was moving as gracefully as a great fish.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two men watched it for several minutes; all the time it seemed to be growing larger and brighter till, after a while, they saw that the light came from something shaped like a ship, sharp at both ends, and covered with oval glass.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then the young men saw the man at the pilot-wheel raise his hand, and from the water came the musical notes of a great bell.
