adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
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 “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
bumpedverbUS /bʌmpt/
past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
Chee-Chee
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From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
dreamyadjectiveUS /ˈdriːmi/
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
far-away
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From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
how
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From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
Kingsbridge
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From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
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 “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
mud-bank
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From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
river-wall
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From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
stuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/
caught or fixed
From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “And got stuck on the mud-bank,” added Chee-Chee in a dreamy, far-away voice.
wavedverbUS /weɪvd/
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “By the end of next month,” said I, “it will be two whole years since we left England—since we pulled up the anchor at Kingsbridge and bumped our way out into the river.”
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you remember how all the people waved to us from the river-wall?”
