adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
AttemptsnounUS /əˈtempts/
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
Bastin
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From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
CrownnounUS /kraʊn/
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
destroyedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɔɪd/
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did they mean?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
How
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From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
Martyr's
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From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What did they mean?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
ornamentsnounUS /ˈɔːrnəmənts/
plural of “ornament” — something used to beautify
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
shipsnounUS /ʃɪps/
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did they mean?
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Bastin Attempts the Martyr’s Crown That carved stone and the marble hand took a great hold of my imagination.
traditionnounUS /trəˈdɪʃən/
an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
uncoveredadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌvərd/
not covered with clothing
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
visitedverbUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading The stone of which we had only uncovered a corner seemed far too big to have been carried there from any ship; it must have weighed several tons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did they mean?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How could they have come to the bottom of that hole, unless indeed they were part of some building and its ornaments which had been destroyed in the neighbourhood?
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Besides, ships do not carry such things about the world, and none had visited this island during the last two centuries at any rate, or local tradition would have recorded so wonderful a fact.
