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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
abruptly
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
any
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
Atlantic
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
Breffny
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
brown
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From this reading He reappeared, shaking the water from his eyes, his brown face glowing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
CAVE
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
clean
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
curved
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
deep
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
dive
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
drenched
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
ended
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
EVA
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From this reading EVA GORE-BOOTH.
eyes
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From this reading He reappeared, shaking the water from his eyes, his brown face glowing.
face
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He reappeared, shaking the water from his eyes, his brown face glowing.
gleaming
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He reappeared, shaking the water from his eyes, his brown face glowing.
go
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
GORE-BOOTH
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From this reading EVA GORE-BOOTH.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
green
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
heart
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
herring-shoal
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
hidden
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
made
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
moment
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
motionless
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
out
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
outgoing
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
ran
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
reappeared
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From this reading He reappeared, shaking the water from his eyes, his brown face glowing.
rock
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
ROCKS
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
scarcely
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
sea
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He reappeared, shaking the water from his eyes, his brown face glowing.
sheer
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
Shining
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
shot
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
silver
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
slim
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
soul
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
splash
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
spray
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
storming
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
stumbling
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
sweep
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
swiftly
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
then
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
tide
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
WALLY
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From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
water
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
waves
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
way
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From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WALLY ran out upon a point of rock that ended abruptly in a sheer face, under which the outgoing tide ran swiftly, deep and green.
white
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From this reading For a moment he stood motionless, his slim body gleaming white against sea and rock; then he curved forward and shot into the water in a clean dive that made scarcely any splash.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CAVE AMONG THE ROCKS “The great waves of the Atlantic sweep storming on their way, Shining green and silver with the hidden herring-shoal; But the Little Waves of Breffny have drenched my heart in spray And the Little Waves of Breffny go stumbling through my soul.”
