adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
BaltimorenounUS /ˈbɔːltəmɔːr/
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
baynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
boardnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
colderadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldər/
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
degreenounUS /dɪˈɡriː/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
Elsinore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From the first the voyage was going wrong.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the first the voyage was going wrong.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading From the first the voyage was going wrong.
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 At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
hunchedadjectiveUS /hʌntʃt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
irritationnounUS /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And there was no tug.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
pier-end
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
preciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
RoutedverbUS /ˈruːtɪd/
past form of “route” — send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
taxicabnounUS /ˈtæksikæb/
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
temperaturenounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the first the voyage was going wrong.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there was no tug.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Routed out of my hotel on a bitter March morning, I had crossed Baltimore and reached the pier-end precisely on time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
tugverbUS /tʌɡ/
pull hard
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading From the first the voyage was going wrong.
Wada
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the seat, outside, the driver and Wada sat hunched in a temperature perhaps half a degree colder than mine.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the first the voyage was going wrong.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At nine o’clock the tug was to have taken me down the bay and put me on board the _Elsinore_, and with growing irritation I sat frozen inside my taxicab and waited.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading From the first the voyage was going wrong.
