used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’ve got to be equally careful.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
BiffnounUS /bɪf/
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading “They’re taking no chances,” Biff said to Li.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys watched the dinghy plunge into the surf near the shore.
the act of breaking something
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “We’ve got to be equally careful.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “They’re taking no chances,” Biff said to Li.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
dinghynounUS /ˈdɪŋi/
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading The boys watched the dinghy plunge into the surf near the shore.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading “We’ve got to be equally careful.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve got to be equally careful.”
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boys watched the dinghy plunge into the surf near the shore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
LinounUS /liː/
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading “They’re taking no chances,” Biff said to Li.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
the force of workers available
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The boys watched the dinghy plunge into the surf near the shore.
not any; not one
From this reading “They’re taking no chances,” Biff said to Li.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading The boys watched the dinghy plunge into the surf near the shore.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
rollernounUS /ˈroʊlər/
a grounder that rolls along the infield
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They’re taking no chances,” Biff said to Li.
cut with a saw
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The boys watched the dinghy plunge into the surf near the shore.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
surfnounUS /sɜːrf/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading The boys watched the dinghy plunge into the surf near the shore.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “They’re taking no chances,” Biff said to Li.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys watched the dinghy plunge into the surf near the shore.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
They're
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From this reading “They’re taking no chances,” Biff said to Li.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They saw the two men pull the dinghy high up on the shore and hide it behind some low, spreading growth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They saw it picked up by a breaking roller, and carried on its crest to the shore.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The boys watched the dinghy plunge into the surf near the shore.
We've
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From this reading “We’ve got to be equally careful.”
