1st
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From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
can't
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From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
chainnounUS /tʃeɪn/
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
clammyadjectiveUS /ˈklæmi/
unpleasantly cool and humid
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
DaviesnounUS /ˈdeɪviz/
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
dispiritingadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɪrɪtɪŋ/
destructive of morale and self-reliance
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
Dulcibella
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From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
galliot
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From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
ghostlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊstli/
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
hitchverbUS /hɪtʃ/
to hook or entangle
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
layingnounUS /ˈleɪɪŋ/
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
liftsnounUS /lɪfts/
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
looksnounUS /lʊks/
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
MissingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
PagenounUS /peɪdʒ/
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
planverbUS /plæn/
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
rumblingnounUS /ˈrʌmbəlɪŋ/
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
sensationnounUS /senˈseɪʃən/
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
soundsnounUS /saʊndz/
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
to-day
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From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She must have brought up there in the night, for there had been nothing so close the evening before; and I remembered that my sleep had been broken once by sounds of rumbling chain and gruff voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
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 “Well, we can’t do anything till this fog lifts,” he answered, with a good deal of resignation.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “This looks pretty hopeless for to-day,” I said, with a shiver, to Davies, who was laying the breakfast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The Missing Page I woke (on the 1st of October) with that dispiriting sensation that a hitch has occurred in a settled plan.
wrappedadjectiveUS /ræpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading It was explained when I went on deck, and I found the _Dulcibella_ wrapped in a fog, silent, clammy, nothing visible from her decks but the ghostly hull of a galliot at anchor near us.
