used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
(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 Somebody caught his feet, and the others all laughed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They jumped up as the wave broke over them.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
lacking funds
From this reading They jumped up as the wave broke over them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Somebody caught his feet, and the others all laughed.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
ClamnounUS /klæm/
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
From this reading It knocked some of them down and stood Clam on his head.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It knocked some of them down and stood Clam on his head.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Somebody caught his feet, and the others all laughed.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It knocked some of them down and stood Clam on his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It knocked some of them down and stood Clam on his head.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It knocked some of them down and stood Clam on his head.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading It knocked some of them down and stood Clam on his head.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Somebody caught his feet, and the others all laughed.
LEARNSverbUS /lɜːrnz/
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It knocked some of them down and stood Clam on his head.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
others
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From this reading Somebody caught his feet, and the others all laughed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They jumped up as the wave broke over them.
participate in games or sport
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
with speed
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
uttered with a trill
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It knocked some of them down and stood Clam on his head.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody caught his feet, and the others all laughed.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It knocked some of them down and stood Clam on his head.
SWIMverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They jumped up as the wave broke over them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They jumped up as the wave broke over them.
THORNnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
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 THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading A big green wave came rolling in, and the children quickly took hold of hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THORN LEARNS TO SWIM After a little the boys jumped up and ran into the water to play with the other children.
