used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
anew
From this reading A dull boom, repeated again and again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading A dull boom, repeated again and again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The rain pelting down in torrents.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading A dull boom, repeated again and again.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
foam-capped
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From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
handfulsnounUS /ˈhændfʊlz/
plural of “handful” — a small number or amount
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
hurlingnounUS /ˈhɜːrlɪŋ/
a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain pelting down in torrents.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
peltingnounUS /ˈpeltɪŋ/
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
From this reading The rain pelting down in torrents.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain pelting down in torrents.
recurring again and again
From this reading A dull boom, repeated again and again.
RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
scatteringnounUS /ˈskætərɪŋ/
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
stingverbUS /stɪŋ/
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
thunderingadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərɪŋ/
sounding like thunder
From this reading THE RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
torrentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrənts/
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading The rain pelting down in torrents.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
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 RESCUE Green masses of foam-capped water hurling themselves on the sand--thundering and pounding.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind howling overhead and picking up handfuls of wet sand, scattering them about to add to the bite of the salt water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A spray that whipped into your face with the sting of a lash.
