AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Get back, boys, or we'll all be in the water!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
anklenounUS /ˈæŋkəl/
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Get back, boys, or we'll all be in the water!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Get back, boys, or we'll all be in the water!"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Get back, boys, or we'll all be in the water!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
Ca-a-ac-ck
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From this reading Ca-a-ac-ck!
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
dangerousadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
GetverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get back, boys, or we'll all be in the water!"
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading LOST IN THE SNOW "The ice-boat's gone!"
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
HansnounUS /hɑːns/
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
ice-boat's
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From this reading LOST IN THE SNOW "The ice-boat's gone!"
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOST IN THE SNOW "The ice-boat's gone!"
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 They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
LOSTadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST IN THE SNOW "The ice-boat's gone!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Get back, boys, or we'll all be in the water!"
partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
the act of departing politely
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
rangverbUS /ræŋ/
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
SamnounUS /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
SNOWnounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading LOST IN THE SNOW "The ice-boat's gone!"
snow-laden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST IN THE SNOW "The ice-boat's gone!"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/
a message informing of danger
From this reading A long warning sound rang through the snow-laden air and the party of five felt the surface of the ice parting beneath them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
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 "Get back, boys, or we'll all be in the water!"
we'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get back, boys, or we'll all be in the water!"
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They turned and sped away from the water with all the speed at their command, and soon the dangerous spot was left behind, but not before poor Hans had lost his cap and Sam had gotten his left foot wet to the ankle.
