AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
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 We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
betverbUS /bet/
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
breezyadjectiveUS /ˈbriːzi/
fresh and animated
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
CARAVANnounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
couldn't
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
IT'S
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From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
Jim
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
jumpsnounUS /dʒʌmps/
plural of “jump” — a sudden and decisive increase
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
locker-bunk
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From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
ovennounUS /ˈʌvən/
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
settingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
soarverbUS /sɔːr/
rise rapidly
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading IT’S A CARAVAN I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
