advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The water is so dense that it holds us back."
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "As far as you can manage her, and then forward.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
chancesnounUS /ˈtʃænsəz/
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading We'll take no more chances with these fellows."
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading The water is so dense that it holds us back."
DownadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "As far as you can manage her, and then forward.
fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading We'll take no more chances with these fellows."
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "As far as you can manage her, and then forward.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "As far as you can manage her, and then forward.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading The water is so dense that it holds us back."
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The water is so dense that it holds us back."
manageverbUS /ˈmænədʒ/
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "As far as you can manage her, and then forward.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We'll take no more chances with these fellows."
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We'll take no more chances with these fellows."
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
sloweradverbUS /ˈsloʊər/
more slowly
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The water is so dense that it holds us back."
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
SwiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading We'll take no more chances with these fellows."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "As far as you can manage her, and then forward.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We'll take no more chances with these fellows."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The water is so dense that it holds us back."
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 The water is so dense that it holds us back."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
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From this reading We'll take no more chances with these fellows."
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
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From this reading "Down deep," advised Captain Weston, as he stood beside Tom and Mr. Swift in the pilot house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We'll take no more chances with these fellows."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As far as you can manage her, and then forward.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "The only trouble is," replied the young inventor, "that the deeper we go the slower we have to travel.
