alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I roll away and get up and go back to Cat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
blondenounUS /blɑːnd/
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
the two together, not just one
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading I roll away and get up and go back to Cat.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I roll away and get up and go back to Cat.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I roll away and get up and go back to Cat.
the act of departing
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
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From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
and nothing more
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
kicksnounUS /kɪks/
plural of “kick” — the act of delivering a blow with the foot
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
kidsnounUS /kɪdz/
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
any competition
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading I roll away and get up and go back to Cat.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
stopsnounUS /stɑːps/
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I chase, and just as I’m going to catch up, she stops short so I crash into her and we both fall down.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This seems to be what she had in mind, but I bet the other kids are watching and I feel silly.
at the time that
From this reading We are running along in the waves when the other kids come back.
yellsnounUS /jelz/
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The big blonde kicks up water at me and yells, “Race you!”
