used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
(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 On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
amphitheaternounUS /ˈæmfəθiˈeɪtər/
a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
anemones
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From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
black-and-whiteadjective
lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
bloomedverbUS /bluːmd/
past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
cavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
chrysanthemumsnounUS /krɪˈsænθəməmz/
plural of “chrysanthemum” — the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
ClingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
crabsnounUS /kræbz/
infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
EXCELLENCYnounUS /ˈekˈslensi/
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
fansnounUS /fænz/
plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
gatewaynounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
grottoes
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From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
guardedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːrdəd/
prudent
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
lacedadjectiveUS /leɪst/
closed with a lace
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
miniaturenounUS /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
moonfishnoun
any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
octopinounUS /ˈɑːktəpaɪ/
plural of “octopus” — tentacles of octopus prepared as food
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
oozenounUS /uːz/
any thick, viscous matter
From this reading On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
pink-and-white
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From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
RaphaelnounUS /ˌrɑːfaɪˈel/
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
rockhind
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From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through this garden swam silver moonfish, striped black-and-white angel fish, and the spotted red and green rockhind.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
tintedverbUS /ˈtɪntɪd/
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT Raphael and the sea horse swam through the gateway, which was guarded by two gray octopi, and entered a huge amphitheater.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
a Caucasian
From this reading Clinging to the coral, brown sea fans waved in the pulse of the ocean, while here and there sea anemones bloomed like giant white chrysanthemums.
belonging to which person
From this reading The floor was coral, whose pink-and-white branches were laced into miniature caves and grottoes in which lived strange crabs and small beautifully tinted fish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On all sides rose black hills covered with brown ooze.
