adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
abackadverbUS /əˈbæk/
having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want there?"
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "I have a passenger for England," Vincent replied.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have a passenger for England," Vincent replied.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a passenger for England," Vincent replied.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you take him?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a passenger for England," Vincent replied.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading "I have a passenger for England," Vincent replied.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I have a passenger for England," Vincent replied.
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading "Will you take him?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "What do you want there?"
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The captain appeared at the side and shouted to the boat now but fifty yards away:
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
Vincent
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From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want there?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
wavedverbUS /weɪvd/
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want there?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you take him?"
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading When the ship came within a few hundred yards, Vincent stood up and waved his cap, and a minute later the ship was brought up into the wind and her sails thrown aback.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want there?"
