adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As he skirted the shore of the river, he came to a falls.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
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From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
DETECTIVEnounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
evidentlyadverbUS /ˈevədəntli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
failurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/
an act that fails
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
fallsnounUS /fɔːlz/
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading As he skirted the shore of the river, he came to a falls.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
foreignadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrən/
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
leaknounUS /liːk/
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
MarverbUS /mɑːr/
make imperfect
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
organizationnounUS /ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃən/
a group of people who work together
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
QuiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
roarverbUS /rɔːr/
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
sheetnounUS /ʃiːt/
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading As he skirted the shore of the river, he came to a falls.
skirtedverbUS /ˈskɜːrtɪd/
past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading As he skirted the shore of the river, he came to a falls.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
swiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/
in a swift manner
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here he moved even more cautiously than before, looking about to make certain that no one had followed him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
WIRELESSnounUS /ˈwaɪrlɪs/
medium for communication
From this reading THE WIRELESS DETECTIVE Del Mar made his way cautiously along the bank of a little river at the mouth of which he left the boat after escaping from the little steamer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a beautiful sheet of water that tumbled with a roar over the ledge of rock, then raced away swiftly to the sea in a cloud of spray.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Quite evidently he was worried by the failure to cut the great Atlantic cable and he was eager to see whether any leak had occurred in the organization which, as secret foreign agent, he had so carefully built up in America.
