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 I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An enemy hath done this," I began, in Scripture phrase.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
become
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What had become of the boats?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "An enemy hath done this," I began, in Scripture phrase.
boats
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What had become of the boats?
Bob
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
CAMP
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THERE IS TREASON IN THE CAMP.
carefully
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
cheap
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
commission
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
commodore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
direction
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
disappearance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "An enemy hath done this," I began, in Scripture phrase.
drifted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
enemy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An enemy hath done this," I began, in Scripture phrase.
ERNEST
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THERE IS TREASON IN THE CAMP.
explain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
felt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
FINDS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THERE IS TREASON IN THE CAMP.
fleet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had become of the boats?
Hale
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "An enemy hath done this," I began, in Scripture phrase.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THERE IS TREASON IN THE CAMP.
inlet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THERE IS TREASON IN THE CAMP.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What had become of the boats?
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
own
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
phrase
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An enemy hath done this," I began, in Scripture phrase.
Scripture
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An enemy hath done this," I began, in Scripture phrase.
secured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
sixpence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
sold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
squadron
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THERE IS TREASON IN THE CAMP.
THERE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THERE IS TREASON IN THE CAMP.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "An enemy hath done this," I began, in Scripture phrase.
thrown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
TREASON
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THERE IS TREASON IN THE CAMP.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boats had been carefully secured, under my own direction, in the little inlet, and they could not have drifted away, I looked at Bob Hale, and Bob Hale looked at me; but neither of us could explain the disappearance of the fleet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had become of the boats?
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THERE IS TREASON IN THE CAMP.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was a commodore without a squadron, and I felt so cheap that I would have sold out my commission for sixpence, and thrown myself in.
