alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
avenuesnounUS /ˈævənuːz/
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
for the reason that
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
terminate
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
lacking funds
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
give a description of
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
dodgedverbUS /dɑːdʒd/
past form of “dodge” — make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
eddiesnounUS /ˈediz/
plural of “eddy” — founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
heapsnounUS /hiːps/
a large number or amount
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
hedgedadjectiveUS /hedʒd/
evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
Kermorvan
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From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
nightmaresnounUS /ˈnaɪtmerz/
plural of “nightmare” — a situation resembling a terrifying dream
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
POOLnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
racesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
reefsnounUS /riːfs/
plural of “reef” — a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
suckingnounUS /ˈsʌkɪŋ/
the act of sucking
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
possessing sweep
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think that they are called the Green Stones because the seas break over them in bright green heaps.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLACK POOL BAY I shall not describe our passage through the Green Stones to Kermorvan, but in nightmares it comes back to me.
twistverbUS /twɪst/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
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 We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
in or at the place that
From this reading Here and there among them the tide seized us and swept us along, and in the races where this happened there were sucking whirlpools, strong enough to twist us round.
whirlpoolsnounUS /ˈwɜːrlpuːlz/
plural of “whirlpool” — a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
From this reading For five or six hours we dodged among rocks and reefs, wet with the spray that broke upon them and sick at heart at the sight of the whirlpools and eddies.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We seemed to wander in blind avenues, hedged in by seas, and broken water, awful with the menace of death.
