used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is it a wreck?”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “O, Gib,” Dories cried fearfully, “do be careful!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
a youthful male person
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “O, Gib,” Dories cried fearfully, “do be careful!
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “O, Gib,” Dories cried fearfully, “do be careful!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “O, Gib,” Dories cried fearfully, “do be careful!
Dories
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From this reading “O, Gib,” Dories cried fearfully, “do be careful!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
fearfullyadverb
in fear
From this reading “O, Gib,” Dories cried fearfully, “do be careful!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
GibnounUS /ɡɪb/
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading “O, Gib,” Dories cried fearfully, “do be careful!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it a wreck?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it a wreck?”
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, ’taint.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O, Gib,” Dories cried fearfully, “do be careful!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
with speed
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
taintnounUS /teɪnt/
the state of being contaminated
From this reading “No, ’taint.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
the upper part of anything
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There are logs under the water along here that come nearly to the top.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
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 girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girls were as eager as the boy to view the old ruin from the water, and the breeze being brisk, they were quickly blown down the coast and into the quiet sheltered water beyond the point.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Is it a wreck?”
