used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The water was about a foot deep.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The water was about a foot deep.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
anew
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
bulgeverbUS /bʌldʒ/
swell or protrude outwards
From this reading I saw the bulge, or narrow wave, he made.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The water was about a foot deep.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The water was about a foot deep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I saw the bulge, or narrow wave, he made.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
ten 10s
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw the bulge, or narrow wave, he made.
inshoreadjectiveUS /ˈɪnˈʃɔːr/
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I saw the bulge, or narrow wave, he made.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading I saw the bulge, or narrow wave, he made.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I saw the bulge, or narrow wave, he made.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He ran out a hundred feet, and had me dashing after him again.
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw the bulge, or narrow wave, he made.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
move hurridly
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The water was about a foot deep.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I could not trust that light line at the speed he swam, so I ran to release the strain.
up-shore
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From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water was about a foot deep.
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 water was about a foot deep.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading I saw the bulge, or narrow wave, he made.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He led me inshore, then up-shore, and out toward sea again, all the time fighting with a couple of hundred feet of line out.
