adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
ahoy
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From this reading You needn't ahoy so much."
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 "All right, all right!" shouted Captain Bannister, "we hear yer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
BannisternounUS /ˈbænəstər/
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading "All right, all right!" shouted Captain Bannister, "we hear yer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "All right, all right!" shouted Captain Bannister, "we hear yer.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "All right, all right!" shouted Captain Bannister, "we hear yer.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
Hoppergrass
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From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A sand-bar stuck out of the water, right in the middle of the river.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading A sand-bar stuck out of the water, right in the middle of the river.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You needn't ahoy so much."
needn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You needn't ahoy so much."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sand-bar stuck out of the water, right in the middle of the river.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A sand-bar stuck out of the water, right in the middle of the river.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, all right!" shouted Captain Bannister, "we hear yer.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A sand-bar stuck out of the water, right in the middle of the river.
sailverbUS /seɪl/
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
sand-bar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sand-bar stuck out of the water, right in the middle of the river.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
ShipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
shoutverbUS /ʃaʊt/
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "All right, all right!" shouted Captain Bannister, "we hear yer.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You needn't ahoy so much."
stuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/
caught or fixed
From this reading A sand-bar stuck out of the water, right in the middle of the river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
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 A sand-bar stuck out of the water, right in the middle of the river.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "All right, all right!" shouted Captain Bannister, "we hear yer.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the voice continued to shout "Ship ahoy!" at a great rate, until the "Hoppergrass" drew slowly ahead, and we could see what had been hidden by the sail.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Only a few feet of it showed, and the island which it made was very small.
yer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, all right!" shouted Captain Bannister, "we hear yer.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You needn't ahoy so much."
