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 JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
acute
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
also
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
athwartnounUS /ˈathwart/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
Austin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
aware
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Austin, however, was not aware of this at the time.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
became
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
BECOMES
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
blew
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
boarded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
chafing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
condenser
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
condition
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
days
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
deep-loaded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
delay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
dismantled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
engine
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
engineers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
fifteen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
fresh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
happened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
high-pressure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Austin, however, was not aware of this at the time.
idly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
incoherently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
INDIGNANT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
JACINTA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
keep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
Las
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
lay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
listless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Austin, however, was not aware of this at the time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Austin, however, was not aware of this at the time.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
otherwise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
Palmas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
prevented
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
rambling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
re-erected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
reached
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
rolling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
scarcely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
season
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
second
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
several
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
steam
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
steamer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
swell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
Then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Austin, however, was not aware of this at the time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Austin, however, was not aware of this at the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
too
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
trade-breeze
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
trouble
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
unusually
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
vacuum
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the trouble they had already had with the condenser became more acute, so that they would scarcely keep a vacuum, and it also happened that the trade-breeze she had to steam against blew unusually fresh that season.
vessel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
weak
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay rambling incoherently for several days, and when at last his senses came back to him, found himself too weak and listless to trouble about anything.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading JACINTA BECOMES INDIGNANT It was fifteen days after he boarded the steamer when Austin reached Las Palmas in a condition which, at least, prevented him chafing at the delay as he otherwise would have done.
wrong
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the second day something went wrong with the high-pressure engine, and the little, deep-loaded vessel lay rolling idly athwart the swell, while her engineers dismantled and re-erected it.
