Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
92
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
Adelantado's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Margarita_, that was the Adelantado’s ship, sailed badly.
adventurers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men all told, crews and officers and adventurers, were less than two hundred.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
badly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Margarita_, that was the Adelantado’s ship, sailed badly.
Bartholomew
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
captains
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
caravels
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
chief
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
Consolacion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
crews
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men all told, crews and officers and adventurers, were less than two hundred.
de
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
Diego
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
Fiesco
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
flagship
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
Francisco
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
hundred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men all told, crews and officers and adventurers, were less than two hundred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
Juan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
Juana
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
largest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
Ledesma
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
less
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men all told, crews and officers and adventurers, were less than two hundred.
Margarita
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
men
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men all told, crews and officers and adventurers, were less than two hundred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
officers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men all told, crews and officers and adventurers, were less than two hundred.
ones
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
Palos
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
Pedro
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
pilots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
Pinta
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
Porras
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
sailed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Margarita_, that was the Adelantado’s ship, sailed badly.
San
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
Sanchez
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
Sebastian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Margarita_, that was the Adelantado’s ship, sailed badly.
ships
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
small
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
started
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
Terreros
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The men all told, crews and officers and adventurers, were less than two hundred.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The _Margarita_, that was the Adelantado’s ship, sailed badly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
There
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men all told, crews and officers and adventurers, were less than two hundred.
Tristan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro de Terreros, Bartholomew Fiesco, Diego Tristan, Francisco de Porras were the captains of the caravels Juan Sanchez and Pedro Ledesma the chief pilots.
two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men all told, crews and officers and adventurers, were less than two hundred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Margarita_, that was the Adelantado’s ship, sailed badly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ships were the _Consolacion_, the _Margarita_, the _Juana_ and the _San Sebastian_, all caravels and small ones, the _Consolacion_ the largest and the flagship.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
wrong
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something as wrong with her as had been with the _Pinta_ when we started from Palos in ‘92.
