AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
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 all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading We all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
ApesnounUS /eɪps/
plural of “ape” — any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading “Apes maybe?”
assignmentnounUS /əˈsaɪnmənt/
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
attacknounUS /əˈtæk/
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading We all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
BoltsnounUS /boʊlts/
plural of “bolt” — a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
completingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
Conseil
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From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
Conseil's
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From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
don't
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From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
else
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From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
halfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
Land'snounUS /lændz/
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
legnounUS /leɡ/
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
LightningnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
maybeadverbUS /ˈmeɪbi/
by chance
From this reading “Apes maybe?”
meteorites
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From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
Ned
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From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
Nemo
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From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
observationnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃən/
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading We all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
relevancenounUS /ˈreləvəns/
the relation of something to the matter at hand
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading We all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
ringdovenoun
greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading We all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
STANDINGadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
StonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
tastyadjectiveUS /ˈteɪsti/
pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Stones don’t fall from the sky,” Conseil said, “or else they deserve to be called meteorites.”
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We all three stood up, rifles to our shoulders, ready to answer any attack.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
UPadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
well-polished
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A second well-polished stone removed a tasty ringdove leg from Conseil’s hand, giving still greater relevance to his observation.
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land’s completing its assignment.
