adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
AdmiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading This boy knew very little of how to steer a ship, and being caught in a current it was cast upon a sand-bank and wrecked.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading This boy knew very little of how to steer a ship, and being caught in a current it was cast upon a sand-bank and wrecked.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
commandedverbUS /kəˈmændɪd/
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
currentnounUS /ˈkɜːrənt/
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading This boy knew very little of how to steer a ship, and being caught in a current it was cast upon a sand-bank and wrecked.
entrustedverbUS /enˈtrʌstɪd/
past form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
EvenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Now throughout the whole voyage the Admiral had forbidden this.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now throughout the whole voyage the Admiral had forbidden this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
helmnounUS /helm/
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This boy knew very little of how to steer a ship, and being caught in a current it was cast upon a sand-bank and wrecked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading This boy knew very little of how to steer a ship, and being caught in a current it was cast upon a sand-bank and wrecked.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This boy knew very little of how to steer a ship, and being caught in a current it was cast upon a sand-bank and wrecked.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now throughout the whole voyage the Admiral had forbidden this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
sailornounUS /ˈseɪlər/
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
sand-bank
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This boy knew very little of how to steer a ship, and being caught in a current it was cast upon a sand-bank and wrecked.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
steerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Now throughout the whole voyage the Admiral had forbidden this.
tillernounUS /ˈtɪlər/
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This boy knew very little of how to steer a ship, and being caught in a current it was cast upon a sand-bank and wrecked.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Now throughout the whole voyage the Admiral had forbidden this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Christmas Eve came, and the Admiral, being very weary, went below to sleep, leaving a sailor to steer the ship.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether it was stormy or calm he had commanded that the helm was never to be entrusted to a boy.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Now throughout the whole voyage the Admiral had forbidden this.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But this sailor thought he too would like to sleep, so he gave the tiller in charge of a boy.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading This boy knew very little of how to steer a ship, and being caught in a current it was cast upon a sand-bank and wrecked.
