shallow
adjective
of little depth; not deep.
had shallowed
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past perfectof shallow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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This boundary river on the northern border of Texas was a terror to trail drovers, but on our reaching it, it had shallowed down, the flow of water following several small channels.
From The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Andy Adams
No land was now in sight, yet the water had shallowed to six fathoms; it was therefore deemed prudent to come to an anchor.
This change could only be accounted for on the supposition that the water had shallowed to a considerable extent, and that the vessel was, in fact, passing over some submarine Ben Nevis or Skiddaw.
From The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
