used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
at or in the front
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
Alf
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From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “By a mere inch,” Alf said, flopping down beside him.
breathlesslyadverbUS /ˈbreθləsli/
in a breathless manner
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
crowingnounUS /ˈkroʊɪŋ/
an instance of boastful talk
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
recognizable; marked
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “By a mere inch,” Alf said, flopping down beside him.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
flailingverbUS /ˈfleɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “flail” — give a thrashing to; beat hard
From this reading “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
floppingverbUS /ˈflɑːpɪŋ/
inflected form of “flop” — fall loosely
From this reading “By a mere inch,” Alf said, flopping down beside him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “By a mere inch,” Alf said, flopping down beside him.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “By a mere inch,” Alf said, flopping down beside him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
paddledverbUS /ˈpædəld/
past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
any competition
From this reading “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
free from harm or evil
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “By a mere inch,” Alf said, flopping down beside him.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
for a short time
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
in the near future
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
propel through the air
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIMMY TO THE RESCUE Back at camp, shortly after Brook paddled off by himself, Jimmy and Alf decided that they had had enough swimming for one day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alf was slightly ahead of him, but Jimmy soon passed him and was the first to throw himself on the beach, crowing breathlessly, “Beat you!”
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 “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
Where's
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From this reading “Where’s Brook?”
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Race you to shore,” Jimmy yelled, flailing the water in a fast crawl.
