adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He has not appeared—does not appear; and we can only speculate and conjecture.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He has not appeared—does not appear; and we can only speculate and conjecture.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He has not appeared—does not appear; and we can only speculate and conjecture.
censusnounUS /ˈsensəs/
a periodic count of the population
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
conjecturenounUS /kənˈdʒektʃər/
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading He has not appeared—does not appear; and we can only speculate and conjecture.
correctlyadverbUS /kərˈektli/
in an accurate manner
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has not appeared—does not appear; and we can only speculate and conjecture.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that matter, what has happened to the second mate?
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has not appeared—does not appear; and we can only speculate and conjecture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
matenounUS /meɪt/
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading For that matter, what has happened to the second mate?
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading For that matter, what has happened to the second mate?
Mellaire
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From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
mutineersnounUS /ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪrz/
plural of “mutineer” — someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He has not appeared—does not appear; and we can only speculate and conjecture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading He has not appeared—does not appear; and we can only speculate and conjecture.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
PikenounUS /paɪk/
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For that matter, what has happened to the second mate?
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
SidneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
speculateverbUS /ˈspekjəleɪt/
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading He has not appeared—does not appear; and we can only speculate and conjecture.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For that matter, what has happened to the second mate?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For that matter, what has happened to the second mate?
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
Waltham
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the past three days we have by our eyes taken the census of the mutineers.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what has happened to Mr. Pike remains a mystery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every man has been seen by us with the sole exception of Mr. Mellaire, or Sidney Waltham, as I assume I must correctly name him.
