Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
anchored
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
bad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
beauty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
blue
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
bonnet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
cannon-shot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
cashmere
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
Constantinople
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
curious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
drawn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
fearing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
fired
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
frigate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
gloved
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
going
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
hand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
heard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
high
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
ideas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
incident
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
instead
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
Islands
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
just
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
Khios
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
lady
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
movement
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
operated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
Oulach
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
pilot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
put
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
RECOGNITION
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
regard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
relate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
retrograde
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
Russian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
salute
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
shawl
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
shod
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
shore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
shoulders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
sight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
simple
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
Smyrna
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
snugly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
soon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
spite
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
There
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
very
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECOGNITION There is nothing very remarkable about the incident I am about to relate, but I am very curious and excited.
vessel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That frigate fired a cannon-shot for a pilot, and that was the salute I heard this morning.
weather
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Russian frigate has just come in from Constantinople; fearing bad weather, she has put into Khios, instead of going on to Smyrna, or the Oulach Islands.
well
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of that simple little blue bonnet, the cashmere shawl drawn snugly over the shoulders, that little foot so well shod, that little hand so well gloved, has operated a retrograde movement in regard to my ideas of beauty.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who is that lady who, in spite of the high wind, came on shore as soon as the vessel was anchored?
