adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Do you know what the rest were busy about?
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It was as bright as day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
bearableadjectiveUS /ˈberəbəl/
capable of being borne though unpleasant
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
BeardnounUS /bɪrd/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
bottledverbUS /ˈbɑːtəld/
past form of “bottle” — store (liquids or gases) in bottles
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “It was as bright as day.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Do you know what the rest were busy about?
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
ComingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
cushionnounUS /ˈkʊʃən/
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “It was as bright as day.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know what the rest were busy about?
draggedverbUS /dræɡd/
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
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 On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was as bright as day.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know what the rest were busy about?
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Do you know what the rest were busy about?
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
setteenoun
a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
sheetnounUS /ʃiːt/
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
stoutadjectiveUS /staʊt/
dependable
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
terrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/
causing extreme terror
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting on deck right aft, round an open case, eating bread and cheese and drinking bottled stout.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Coming up like this, the sheet of fire facing me, was a terrifying sight, and the heat seemed hardly bearable at first.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was as bright as day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Do you know what the rest were busy about?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do you know what the rest were busy about?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On a settee cushion dragged out of the cabin, Captain Beard, with his legs drawn up and one arm under his head, slept with the light playing on him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know what the rest were busy about?
