andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
apathynounUS /ˈæpəθi/
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
From this reading Away! away! shake off your apathy, John; now is the time of need.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
circlingverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove.”
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
flamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Away! away! shake off your apathy, John; now is the time of need.”
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Away! away! shake off your apathy, John; now is the time of need.”
LastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading --Lay of the Last Minstrel.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
LayverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading --Lay of the Last Minstrel.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
LovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove.”
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
MinstrelnounUS /ˈmɪnstrəl/
a singer of folk songs
From this reading --Lay of the Last Minstrel.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Away! away! shake off your apathy, John; now is the time of need.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Lay of the Last Minstrel.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away! away! shake off your apathy, John; now is the time of need.”
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
precipicenounUS /ˈpresəpəs/
a very steep cliff
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove.”
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Away! away! shake off your apathy, John; now is the time of need.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove.”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Away! away! shake off your apathy, John; now is the time of need.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
UpadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
utterancenounUS /ˈʌtərəns/
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Up and away! even now we may be too late; the flames are circling round the point of the rock below, and, unless we can pass there, our only chance must be over the precipice.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “IT would have been sad, indeed, to lose you in such manner, my old friend,” said Oliver, catching his breath for utterance.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Away! away! shake off your apathy, John; now is the time of need.”
