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 When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
absence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
agonies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
also
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
arguing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
attempt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
blockaded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
boatmen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
cleared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
dark
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
desertionnounUS /ˈdesertion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
desperate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
devastated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
doom
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
dying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
epidemic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
evening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
fog
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
food
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
force
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
guarding
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
harvest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
hold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
homes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
infuse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
inhabitants
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
Inside
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
insurgents
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
jewels
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
Karakula
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
lay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
leaders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
less
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
line
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
lines
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
longer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
luckless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
made
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
met
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
much
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
ominous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
opportunities
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
packed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
peninsula
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
penny
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
prey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
reaped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
refugees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
resolution
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
rich
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
Roumi
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
row
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
set
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
sight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
Skandalo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
stay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
Therma
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sight seemed to infuse a desperate resolution into the luckless refugees, for that night an epidemic of desertion set in.
transports
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
treasures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
troops
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
turning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Therefore the Skandalo boatmen reaped after dark a rich harvest of jewels and other treasures saved from devastated homes in Therma, and the force guarding the Karakula lines also found opportunities of turning a more or less honest penny.
vessels
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
vultures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
waiting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
warships
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the fog cleared away that evening, a sight ominous of doom met the eyes of the blockaded inhabitants of the peninsula.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inside the line of warships lay a row of other vessels, Roumi transports packed with troops, waiting like vultures for the dying agonies of their prey.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
Zoe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The insurgents and their leaders made no attempt to stay it, arguing, as Zoe had done, that in the absence of the refugees the food would hold out much longer.
