adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He would always risk his own life to save anybody else's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You may as well fight and be killed as be killed not fighting.'
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading He would always risk his own life to save anybody else's.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You may as well fight and be killed as be killed not fighting.'
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You may as well fight and be killed as be killed not fighting.'
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading 'If you had only known him as a boy you would own it.
can't
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From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
carelessadjectiveUS /ˈkerləs/
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
don't
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From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
else
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From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
else's
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From this reading He would always risk his own life to save anybody else's.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading You may as well fight and be killed as be killed not fighting.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'If you had only known him as a boy you would own it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would always risk his own life to save anybody else's.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'If you had only known him as a boy you would own it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If you had only known him as a boy you would own it.
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading You may as well fight and be killed as be killed not fighting.'
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading 'If you had only known him as a boy you would own it.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He would always risk his own life to save anybody else's.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may as well fight and be killed as be killed not fighting.'
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You may as well fight and be killed as be killed not fighting.'
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading 'If you had only known him as a boy you would own it.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading 'If you had only known him as a boy you would own it.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
risknounUS /rɪsk/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading He would always risk his own life to save anybody else's.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He would always risk his own life to save anybody else's.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
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 You may as well fight and be killed as be killed not fighting.'
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Still it is his character to be careless of himself where the honour of his country is concerned,' John pleaded.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'If you had only known him as a boy you would own it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I don't want to know anything more about it,' said Anne impatiently; 'of course sailors fight; there's nothing else to do in a ship, since you can't run away!
