used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
anew
From this reading Then he was lost from sight, and appeared again, and was lost again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And Tom knew--he was being beaten to death against those rocks.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he was lost from sight, and appeared again, and was lost again.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then he was lost from sight, and appeared again, and was lost again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading And Tom knew--he was being beaten to death against those rocks.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And Tom knew--he was being beaten to death against those rocks.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But only his paws caught hold.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading But only his paws caught hold.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And Tom knew--he was being beaten to death against those rocks.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
eddiesnounUS /ˈediz/
plural of “eddy” — founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he was lost from sight, and appeared again, and was lost again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he slipped.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But only his paws caught hold.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But only his paws caught hold.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And Tom knew--he was being beaten to death against those rocks.
immediately past
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Then he was lost from sight, and appeared again, and was lost again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
and nothing more
From this reading But only his paws caught hold.
pawsnounUS /pɔːz/
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading But only his paws caught hold.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And Tom knew--he was being beaten to death against those rocks.
cut with a saw
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
shoalsnounUS /ʃoʊlz/
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Then he was lost from sight, and appeared again, and was lost again.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Then he slipped.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
having a supporting base
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
submergedadjectiveUS /səbˈmɜːrdʒd/
beneath the surface of the water
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he slipped.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And Tom knew--he was being beaten to death against those rocks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Tom knew--he was being beaten to death against those rocks.
male cat
From this reading And Tom knew--he was being beaten to death against those rocks.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he was lost from sight, and appeared again, and was lost again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Below the shoals was a deep pool, with eddies; and here at last Tom, standing on the shore, saw him right himself and come swimming slowly, his head almost submerged, toward the shore.
