aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Pedro had nothing to grumble about.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
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 On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
bottom-boards
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From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
congratulatedverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
contraryadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntreri/
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He had piled it up forward.
grumbleverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəl/
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading Pedro had nothing to grumble about.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had piled it up forward.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had piled it up forward.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He had roughly tied up Pedro's head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had piled it up forward.
luggagenounUS /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Pedro had nothing to grumble about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
Pedro
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro had nothing to grumble about.
Pedro's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had roughly tied up Pedro's head.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading He had piled it up forward.
RicardonounUS /rɪˈkɑːrdoʊ/
English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading He had roughly tied up Pedro's head.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading On the contrary, he ought to be mighty thankful to him, Ricardo, for being alive at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/
bound or secured closely
From this reading He had roughly tied up Pedro's head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pedro had nothing to grumble about.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had piled it up forward.
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 Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Meantime, splashing in the water which covered the bottom-boards, Ricardo congratulated himself aloud on the luggage being out of the way of the wet.
