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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
appeared
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From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
ate
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From this reading He was a leader of a tribe "who ate human flesh."
bull
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From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
called
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From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
Cape
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From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
coast
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From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
curious
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From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
DANCING
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From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
fellows
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From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
FIRST
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From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
flesh
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From this reading He was a leader of a tribe "who ate human flesh."
formerly
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From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
GEESE
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From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
GIANT
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From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
GIANTS
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From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
GOSLINGS
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From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a leader of a tribe "who ate human flesh."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
human
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From this reading He was a leader of a tribe "who ate human flesh."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
informs
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From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
ISLANDS
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From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
Knight
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From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
leader
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From this reading He was a leader of a tribe "who ate human flesh."
like
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From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
lively
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From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
lore
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From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
man
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From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
Mary
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From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
much
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From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
narrative
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From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
Pigafetta
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From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
place
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From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
regard
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From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
Rhodes
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From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
St
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From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST GIANT.--THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS.--THE DANCING GIANTS.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At a place on the coast, formerly called Cape St. Mary, the first of these giants appeared.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The narrative of Pigafetta, the Knight of Rhodes, has much curious lore in regard to giants.
towered
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From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
tribe
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From this reading He was a leader of a tribe "who ate human flesh."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
voice
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From this reading The lively Knight of Rhodes informs us that this man, who towered above his fellows, "had a voice like a bull."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a leader of a tribe "who ate human flesh."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a leader of a tribe "who ate human flesh."
