adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The first time we got such a haul, that I was afraid of the safety of our little craft.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
completionnounUS /kəmˈpliːʃən/
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
craftnounUS /kræft/
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading The first time we got such a haul, that I was afraid of the safety of our little craft.
deterredverbUS /dɪˈtɜːrd/
inflected form of “deter” — try to prevent; show opposition to
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
excursionsnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒənz/
plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
fishnounUS /fɪʃ/
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
flappingnounUS /ˈflæpɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The first time we got such a haul, that I was afraid of the safety of our little craft.
grandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
haulverbUS /hɔːl/
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading The first time we got such a haul, that I was afraid of the safety of our little craft.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
lockernounUS /ˈlɑːkər/
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
manufactureverbUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃər/
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
numbersnounUS /ˈnʌmbərz/
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The first time we got such a haul, that I was afraid of the safety of our little craft.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
perilsnounUS /ˈperəlz/
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
Reichardt
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From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading The first time we got such a haul, that I was afraid of the safety of our little craft.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
sharksnounUS /ʃɑːrks/
plural of “shark” — any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
similaradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmələr/
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
strengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈstreŋθənd/
given added strength or support
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The first time we got such a haul, that I was afraid of the safety of our little craft.
sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first time we got such a haul, that I was afraid of the safety of our little craft.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The first time we got such a haul, that I was afraid of the safety of our little craft.
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 perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The locker was full, and numbers of great fish, as I flung them out of the net, were flapping and leaping about the bottom of the boat.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But my grand effort in this direction was the completion of a net, which, assisted by Mrs Reichardt, I managed to manufacture.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The perils of my first voyage had deterred me from making a similar experiment; but I recovered my boat, and having further strengthened it, fitted it with what could either be turned into a well or locker: I used to row out a little distance when the sea was free from sharks and fish.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By this time she had gained sufficient confidence to accompany me in my fishing excursions; she would even take the oars whilst I threw out the net, and assisted me in dragging it into the boat.
