used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She trimmed it with sea-weeds of brown and green.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She trimmed it with sea-weeds of brown and green.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
put or send forth
From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading With her hands she caught some sluggish yet pretty little fishes and put them into her pool.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
Eepersip
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From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading With her hands she caught some sluggish yet pretty little fishes and put them into her pool.
set up or found
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She trimmed it with sea-weeds of brown and green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
hadn't
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From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With her hands she caught some sluggish yet pretty little fishes and put them into her pool.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her hands she caught some sluggish yet pretty little fishes and put them into her pool.
how
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From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She trimmed it with sea-weeds of brown and green.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With her hands she caught some sluggish yet pretty little fishes and put them into her pool.
low-tide
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From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
being perceived or observed
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading With her hands she caught some sluggish yet pretty little fishes and put them into her pool.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With her hands she caught some sluggish yet pretty little fishes and put them into her pool.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
sea-weeds
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From this reading She trimmed it with sea-weeds of brown and green.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She trimmed it with sea-weeds of brown and green.
sluggishadjectiveUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
moving slowly
From this reading With her hands she caught some sluggish yet pretty little fishes and put them into her pool.
snailsnounUS /sneɪlz/
plural of “snail” — freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the rocks at the back of the beach Eepersip found a pool made by leaping spray from a storm.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took some of the dried low-tide snails from the rocks around it and cast them into the sea.
trimmedadjectiveUS /trɪmd/
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading She trimmed it with sea-weeds of brown and green.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she was doing this she noticed how the tide was coming in--she had been so intent upon her task that she hadn't seen it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She trimmed it with sea-weeds of brown and green.
but in spite of that
From this reading With her hands she caught some sluggish yet pretty little fishes and put them into her pool.
