adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
ADVENTUREverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
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 Otherwise, you'll all be too tired and get ill."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert hailed him, and Kink said it was a beautiful morning.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Otherwise, you'll all be too tired and get ill."
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Robert hailed him, and Kink said it was a beautiful morning.
boilverbUS /bɔɪl/
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
CARAVANnounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
fetchverbUS /fetʃ/
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading Robert hailed him, and Kink said it was a beautiful morning.
half-past
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From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Robert hailed him, and Kink said it was a beautiful morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Otherwise, you'll all be too tired and get ill."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Robert hailed him, and Kink said it was a beautiful morning.
Janet
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From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
kettlenounUS /ˈketəl/
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
Kinknoun
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Robert hailed him, and Kink said it was a beautiful morning.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
OtherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise, you'll all be too tired and get ill."
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Robert hailed him, and Kink said it was a beautiful morning.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Robert hailed him, and Kink said it was a beautiful morning.
SECONDnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Otherwise, you'll all be too tired and get ill."
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Otherwise, you'll all be too tired and get ill."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND CARAVAN The arrival of Kink at half-past six was a great relief.
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 "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I'll make the fire and boil the kettle, and fetch water, and so on, and you get up when I tell you.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you get up yet," he said, after Robert and Janet had both told him of the night.
you'll
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From this reading Otherwise, you'll all be too tired and get ill."
