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So they all went over the white sands, and settled down by the rock-pools.
Working Without a Net Randy Lowens 2010
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And this is the reason why the rock-pools are always so neat and clean; because the water-babies come inshore after every storm to sweep them out, and comb them down, and put them all to rights again.
The Water Babies 2007
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Often she called to him to come and look in the lovely little rock-pools, dusky with blossoms of red anemones and brown anemones that seemed nothing but shadows, and curtained with green of finest sea-silk.
The Trespasser 2003
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She wandered back to her rock-pools; they were bright and docile; they did not fling her about in a game of terror.
The Trespasser 2003
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There was abundant brushwood for fuel; and up the cliff on our right were rock-pools of fresh water, which gave us a delicious drink.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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There were some glorious rock-pools there, full of the finest sea anemones that the children had ever seen.
The Adventurous Four Again Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1973
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_Shh_, and the mystery of rock-pools drew the boy towards the stranger.
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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_My ayah Kasturba with whom I played in rock-pools.
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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The rock-pools which so fascinated him were covered by the tide, so he was without an interest until the tide went back.
Lord of the Flies Golding, William, 1911- 1954
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He led the others firmly to where rocks jutted up from the beach, surrounded by limpid rock-pools.
Five Fall Into Adventure Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1950
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