adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again Santoris bowed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
Brayle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
carelessadjectiveUS /ˈkerləs/
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
courteousadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrtiəs/
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
Dr
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
Harland
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
illusionnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒən/
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
jerkverbUS /dʒɜːrk/
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mr. Swinton looked sheepish; Santoris smiled.
markedadjectiveUS /mɑːrkt/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
modernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
salutationnoun
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
Santoris
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
secretarynounUS /ˈsekrəteri/
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
sheepishadjectiveUS /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/
like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity
From this reading Mr. Swinton looked sheepish; Santoris smiled.
slightnounUS /slaɪt/
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr. Swinton looked sheepish; Santoris smiled.
Swinton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
tripnounUS /trɪp/
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His slight, yet perfectly courteous salutation, was in marked contrast with the careless modern nod or jerk of the head by which the other men barely acknowledged their introduction to him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He was afraid of his life to go to you"--continued Mr. Harland, with a laugh--"He thought you might be an illusion--or even the devil himself, with those fiery sails!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come in, come in!" he said--"Santoris, this is my physician, Dr. Brayle, who has undertaken to look after me during this trip,"--Santoris bowed--"And this is my secretary, Mr. Swinton, whom I sent over to your yacht just now."
